Breastfeeding Rates Are Rising, But New Mothers Are Stopping Too Soon
According to a report by the CDC, the rate of breastfeeding mothers is on the rise, but most of them stop sooner than recommended.
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CDC Suggests Most Sepsis Cases Could Be Prevented With Early Detection and Treatment
A report released by the CDC suggests that many life-threatening cases of sepsis could be prevented with early detection and treatment.
Incentive Payments for PCPs Fail To Improve Quality of Care in Complicated Patients
Primary care physicians receiving incentive payments fail to improve quality of care in complicated patients.
CDC Releases Updated Guidelines for Treatment of Congenital Zika Infection
The CDC has released an updated guidance for health providers caring for infants born to mothers with possible Zika infection.
Unnecessary Lab Testing Frequently Ordered by Residents, A Study Finds
According to this study, residents are frequently ordering unnecessary lab testings on the inpatient unit.
California Joins Right-to-Die Movement
Terminally ill residents of California now have the right for determine when to die.
Would Your Patients Exercise More for Money? Researchers Say They Probably Would
It’s no secret that sticking to an exercise routine requires a great amount of motivation. Forget about the fact that exercising is incredibly important to maintaining a healthy body. Shouldn’t that be enough?
Heart Attacks Could Be Reduced by Rethinking The Way We Prescribe Statins
Millions of people today take statins to help lower their cholesterol level. Currently statins are prescribed to patients based on their future risk of cardiovascular disease – mainly driven by age – which excludes many individuals who may benefit from them.
Are You Sure It’s a Cold? Your Patient’s Symptoms Are Probably Just Winter Allergies
During the winter, many patients go to their doctors office seeking a remedy for their annual cold. Often, however, their symptoms turn out to be the result of something else entirely: allergies. How can this be? they ask, I only get allergies in the spring. In fact, winter allergies are extremely common and are easily confused with the common cold because the symptoms are so similar.
Cancer Riddle, Solved
Cancer is a mysterious disease for many reasons. Chief among the unknowns are how and why tumors form. The team discovered that cancerous cells actively recruit healthy cells into tumors by extending a cable of sorts to grab their neighbors–both cancerous and healthy–and reel them in.
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