Alyssa Capel

Researchers determined the effect of disease-modifying antirheumatic drug therapy on patients with early rheumatoid arthritis with cardiovascular disease.

Researchers compared the hospitalization outcomes of patients with ischemic stroke with and without a secondary diagnosis of systemic sclerosis.

Though HIPAA regulates how information about patients can be shared, the scope of the policy means that many newer channels fall outside of its purview.

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors is taking steps to identifying potential conflicts of interest through changes to a key form.

The aims of the study were to discover efficacy of bariatric surgery for remission of diseases related to obesity, estimate metabolic changes over 5 years, and compare the outcomes of restrictive and gastric bypass surgeries.

In general, significantly greater NPY levels were observed in women, patients with diabetes, and patients with hypertension.

According to results published in JAMA Network Open, nonwhite, low-income, and underin-sured patients were more likely to view the cultural competency of providers as important and less likely to report being treated with respect.

Healthcare costs in the United States are approaching 18% of the country’s GDP, a figure greater than any other nation in the world. However, according to a 2012 analysis, up to 34% of this spending could be categorized as waste.

A recent study reported that approximately 9 of 10 US physicians practice defensive medicine to avoid malpractice claims,

Study results showed that although the percentage of women in internal medicine residency programs increased, the number of those pursuing in subspecialty fellowships decreased.