Withdrawing risperidone spikes risk for psychotic relapse in hallucinating Alzheimer’s patients
TORONTO – Hallucinations – especially auditory hallucinations – triple the risk that a risperidone-controlled Alzheimer’s patient with psychoses will relapse if the drug is withdrawn.
“I think the... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 25, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Candida colonization raises risk of Acinetobacter-based VAP
Acinetobacter baumanii was the most common cause of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients, and the risk of A. baumannii infection was significantly higher when airways were... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 24, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Hemophilia drugs top Medicaid spending per prescription
Medicaid’s three most expensive drugs by spending per prescription were for treatment of hemophilia, with the cost leader coming in at almost $59,000, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Weight loss boosts TNFi’s psoriatic arthritis efficacy
DENVER – Weight loss enhances responsiveness of patients with psoriatic arthritis to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and should be part of routine care when using these drugs in this setting, Lianne... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 23, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Women with ovarian cancer wait over a month to start treatment
SAN DIEGO – Women diagnosed with ovarian cancer waited about 38 days, on average, from the initial concerning imaging test to initiation of treatment, according to a study analyzing health care... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Here’s how to tackle teenage tanning
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – Indoor tanning is a significant contributor to the U.S. skin cancer epidemic and represents a 100% preventable source of exposure to these cancers. Understanding exactly who is... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 22, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
CMS seeks input on future of Open Payments program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking physician input on the Open Payments program.
The agency signaled its intent to gather information in its <a... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Feds sue to block mega-mergers by health insurers
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing to block two mega-mergers between four of the largest health insurers in the nation, claiming the alignments will harm competition and reduce patient... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Lessons learned from merging EHR systems
WASHINGTON – As practices merge, how hard is it to merge EHRs?
Even in what might seem to be the best circumstances, it can be a huge challenge, according to <a... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Hepatitis C infection rates rising in women, young children
Rates of hepatitis C virus detection increased in U.S. women aged 15-44 years and in children less than 2 years old from 2011 to 2014, according to investigators from the Centers for Disease Control... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 21, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Start time for estrogen conveys no cognitive impact
The cognitive effects of estrogen were no different in women who started taking the hormone within 6 years of menopause, compared with those who began it 10 or more years after menopause, based on... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Buprenorphine implants rival daily sublingual buprenorphine for opioid dependence
Using an implant device to administer buprenorphine for adult patients being treated for opioid addiction is a viable alternative to the standard sublingual buprenorphine, a randomized clinical trial... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 20, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Feds plan to raise penalties for false claims
Penalties for health providers under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) are set to double under a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Justice.
The interim final rule would increase minimum... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder
Traumatic events are extremely common, with as many as 60% of children experiencing some trauma by age 18 years. About 15% of these children will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Source: Family Practice News - July 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Supreme Court offers mixed take on false claim liability
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands liability under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) could have both positive and negative implications for physicians accused of submitting false claims to the... (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - July 19, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
