Apr 25
Top stories in health and medicine this morning, April 25, 2012This series is brought to you by MedPage Today.1. Smoking Cuts Risk of Benign Brain Tumor. The risk of developing an acoustic neuroma was greatly reduced among male smokers, but not among those who take snuff.2. Medicare Fund Forecast Bleak, but Stable. Funding for Medicare will be exhausted in 2024, according to the annual report from the program’s trustees, but federal health officials note that the program would run dry eight years sooner if not for the Affordable Care Act.3. New Migraine Guidelines Rank Rx, OTC Efficacy.
Apr 25
The coming changes in health care deliveryThere will be some very disruptive and some transformational changes in the way health care is delivered, not as a result of reform, but as a result of the drivers of change described in a previous post on KevinMD.com.
Apr 24
The emotional effects of device recalls on patientsAs most of the electrophysiology (EP) community is aware, device and lead recalls are a reality in today’s EP practice. In the last 5 years, both Medtronic and St. Jude Medical have had significant lead failure issues. The public responses to these recalls have been varied and quite different.
Apr 24
Epic Spring CouncilI’m off to Epic’s Spring Council in Madison, WI. It’s my first trip to Madison, and my first trip to an Epic meeting.
Looking forward to both.
If there’s anything worth mentioning, I’ll be tweeting those tidbits (over on Twitter, @gruntdoc ).
Just so you know I’m not dead. Merely resting. Pining for the Fjords.
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Apr 24
5 key trends to look for in the emergency departmentPatients have been arriving at the doors of emergency departments in increasing numbers over the past decade, and this trend will only grow in the future. I believe there are five key factors that suggest every ED should brace itself for a never-ending rush hour.As the CEO of a physician group that provides medical care to over 4 million patients per year, I have the opportunity to study in great detail the trends in patient acuity, demographics and yearly visits in more than 80 emergency departments and watch the monthly variations.
Apr 24
Unfaithfulness in men may be associated with higher risk of cardiovascular eventsThe authors of this study from Italy performed an extensive Medline search for “unfaithfulness,”“extramarital affairs,”“infidelity,” and “men.”
How common is unfaithfulness in men?
As expected the results were variable. Some surveys reported that 1.5–4% of married men had extramarital coitus in any given year, others that 23.2% of men have cheated during their current relationship.
Lifetime prevalence of unfaithfulness was between 15% and 50%.
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Scott Johnson: Pharmakeia Sorcery, Pharmaceuticals & the Roots of Modern Day Drugs
Pharmaceutical Call Centers
Pharmaceutical Marketing: Social media monitoring at Digipharm Europe Conference
Pharma Marketing:Lessons learned from 2 years of pharmaceutical social media- Digipharm Europe
Sub-Saharan Center for Pharmaceutical Advancement and Training
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Apr 26
WSJ: Katie Couric will host a weekly program on Yahoo about news and social trends called "Katie's Take" http://t.co/U5F8AcOK
Apr 26
BioPharmaToday: Wonder if any of these generic giants will do well in key emerging mkts, w/Big Pharma in the same space, competing for acquisitions
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