Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LMSW

The complexities of today’s high-tech methods of communication, data sharing, and data storage lay practices open to unforeseen and constantly changing threats, requiring vigilance and training of medical staff.

Issues that affect employees in all industries are compounded by a unique set of additional concerns that affect employees of medical practices.

Although all of the guidelines acknowledge that there are emergent situations in which providing care for a family member or friend is not only permissible but also essential, other situations are frowned upon.

Case study on the best practices for treating iron deficiency in heart failure patients.

Novel oral anticoagulants lead to a one-fifth reduction in the risk of intraocular bleeding, compared with warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism.

Study results emphasize the importance of identifying optimal treatment regimens for patients with serious mental illness.

Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors reduced cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease when compared with placebo but not active controls.

In an extended follow-up of the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation, participants with ischemic heart disease and migraines were found to be at increased risk for CV events.

Celecoxib met the goal of noninferiority in the PRECISION trial.

In the on-treatment analysis, a primary outcome event occurred in 1.7% in the celecoxib group, 1.7% in the naproxen group, 1.8% in the ibuprofen group.