Top stories in health and medicine, October 9, 2013

From MedPage Today: Size a Key Factor in ACO Formation. Accountable care organizations (ACOs) tend to form around larger integrated hospital systems and larger primary care physician groups, and in areas with a higher prevalence of hospital risk-sharing. Malaria Vaccine Candidate Has Protective Effect. A candidate vaccine against malaria had significant efficacy in a randomized controlled phase III trial in Africa. Bisphosphonates Raise Afib Risk. Bisphosphonate use was associated with significantly increased risks of atrial fibrillation and serious atrial fibrillation. Hypothermia Has No Benefit in Meningitis. Patients with severe bacterial meningitis were not helped by induced hypothermia in a randomized trial and may actually have been harmed. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Endocrinology Heart Infectious disease Source Type: blogs