Posts Tagged ‘examines’
Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain
Fewer than half of individuals who have “non-specific” chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a new study. In addition, one-tenth of those with persistent chest pain undergo potentially unnecessary diagnostic testing.
Study Examines Smoking Practices And Attitudes Among Anesthesiologists In China, The Country With The Highest Population Of Smokers
The statistics are frightening: one-third of the world’s smokers (300 million) live in China, and chronic diseases caused by smoking are a growing burden to public health there. Current projections estimate that the number of tobacco-related deaths in China will increase to 2 million annually by 2025…
Study Examines Effectiveness Of Laparoscopic Surgical Treatments To Alleviate Chronic Pelvic Pain
A surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic surgery that does not interrupt pelvic nerve connections, according to a new study.
Study Examines Cost, Benefits Of Extending Medicare Drug Use
“A new large-scale study of medical records found that the extra cost of extending prescription coverage to Medicare enrollees was substantially offset by lower spending on other medical care for people who previously had limited or no prescription-drug coverage,” The Wall Street Journal reports.
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Examines Recent Health Reform Developments
Summaries of several developments related to health care reform appear below. Rising costs without reform: A failure to overhaul the U.S. health care system could result in 66 million U.S. residents being uninsured and individual and family spending on health care increasing by 68% by 2019, according to a recent study prepared by the Urban Institute,
Study Examines Novel PFO Closure System
A new device designed to close a common heart defect known as a patent foramen ovale (PFO) is safe and effective at 90-days follow up, according to a new study released at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions in Las Vegas. PFO is a common condition in which a hole that connects the two upper chambers of the heart (atria) during fetal development fails to close properly after birth.
Kaiser Health News/Philadelphia Inquirer Examines Proposal That Would Allow People Ages 55 To 64 To Buy Into Medicare
Kaiser Health News/Philadelphia Inquirer on Monday examined a plan being touted by Senate Finance Committee Chair Max Baucus (D-Mont.) that would allow people ages 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare. The plan would target people who purchase insurance on the individual market or have no insurance because of unemployment.
Health Affairs Study Examines Medicaid Physician Fee Trends Between 2003 And 2008
“Trends in Medicaid Physician Fees, 2003-2008,” Health Affairs: The study by Stephen Zuckerman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center, and colleagues found that from 2003 to 2008, Medicaid physician fees increased by an average of 15.1%, narrowing the gap with Medicare payment rates.
Los Angeles Times Examines Debate Over Medicare Coverage For Virtual Colonoscopies
A “heated debate” over whether CMS should end Medicare coverage of virtual colonoscopies has created conflict between “powerful sectors of the health care industry” and government programs attempting to rein in spending, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Washington Times Examines Increase In Elective Caesarean Section Deliveries
The Washington Times on Wednesday examined factors contributing to the rise in the number of elective caesarean sections in the U.S. According to data released in March by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics, the rate of c-sections in the U.S. is at an all-time high of 31.8% of births, compared with around 20% in 1996.
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