Dive Brief: A new study in JAMA Network Open finds that Medicare patients with heart failure or pneumonia likely had more costs associated with the hospital where they were receiving treatment than their acuity. The researchers randomly studied 1.22 million patients discharged between July 2013 and June 2016, and further isolated them to 1,615 patient… Read More »
High blood pressure is one of those conditions that can sneak up on you over time. You go for a checkup and your blood pressure is right where it should be in the normal range. A year or two later, nothing has changed except maybe you put on a couple of pounds, but when you… Read More »
dusanpetkovicGetty Images If you’re working out at home or in a hotel gym, or the power rack is just occupied, you’re going to need a solid lower-body dumbbell workout in your arsenal. This circuit from trainer Jeremy Scott, creator of the Men’s Health Action Hero Jacked fitness series, will leave your legs quaking. Here, Scott… Read More »
Lower back pain affects a high proportion of the population and the vast majority of those people fail to seek the help, advice and treatment that is needed. Back pain can affect everything from limiting peoples mobility to preventing people from playing their favourite sports. If left untreated back pain can not only cause severe… Read More »
Advisory Highlights: Four grams per day of prescription omega-3 fatty acid medication effectively lower high triglyceride levels, but identification of secondary causes of high triglycerides, such as hypothyroidism and poorly managed type 2 diabetes as well as lifestyle changes should be addressed before prescribing drugs. Prescription omega-3 fatty acid medications come in two different formulations:… Read More »
(Reuters Health) – Community hospitals may have lower mortality rates for cancer surgeries when they’re affiliated with a top-ranked cancer center, a U.S. study suggests. Public perception in the U.S. is that community hospitals provide better care when they’re affiliated with top-ranked hospitals, researchers note in JAMA Oncology. But research to date hasn’t offered a… Read More »