Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced today that Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, and Director of the Initiative on Value and Innovation in Health Care, Brookings Institution, will join the Board of ...
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The federal government is happy to point out that more than 50 percent of physicians and 80 percent of hospitals are using electronic health record (EHR) systems, with those users having received some $14.6 billion in meaningful use ...
Tags: EHR Systems, Computer Products, software
Our recent recommendation that you might want to skip the new weight-loss drug Belviq has generated a lot of buzz. To follow up, we commissioned two Dartmouth professors to look at the evidence and prepare a Drug Facts box for Belviq, ...
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Researchers have long known that UV rays cause skin aging, and they've suspected that sunscreens could help prevent that. Now they have better, though not conclusive, evidence that's the case. Researchers in Australia, which has the ...
Apollo Endosurgery has obtained CE mark approval for its OverStitch endoscopic suturing system, designed for offering less invasive options during various endoscopic surgical procedures. With the approval, the company is planning to ...
Tags: EU, Endoscopic Suturing System, Medicine
Some common Chinese herbal remedies contain aristolochic acid, which has been linked to kidney disease and cancer. And despite efforts by the Food and Drug Administration to keep the ingredient out of herbal products sold in this country, ...
If you take Byetta or Januvia to control your blood sugar levels, you might have a small, but increased risk for a condition marked by stomach pain and nausea. Not only are the drugs more expensive and no more effective than our Best Buy ...
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St Jude Medical has obtained CE mark for its ViewFlex Xtra Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) catheter for providing improved control and maneuverability while performing complex cardiac ablation procedures using radiofrequency. The ICE ...
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If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...
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If you ask your doctor for a brand-name drug, there's a good chance he or she will comply, even if there's a cheaper, equally effective generic drug available. That's especially true if your doctor is older, works in a small practice, or, ...
Tags: JAMA Internal Medicine, drug, healthcare
A change in the shape or color of a drug can make you less likely to take it, according to a new study. It found that people who regularly took generic antiseizure drugs but who were given pills with differing appearances at each refill ...
Tags: drug, medication, generic antiseizure drugs, Internal Medicine
Last time you had a CT scan did your doctor tell you that it would expose you to radiation? Probably not, according to a study out this week. And even if you were told, you might underestimate the radiation dose, too. Researchers from the ...
Tags: patients, radiation risks, CT scans, radiation dose