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Mortality risk doubles during the year after hip fracture among women aged 65 years and older, then returns to baseline in many women. But this pattern doesn’t apply in older women, according to a report published online in Archives of Internal Medicine. Mortality risk after sustaining a hip... »
System IDs Increased Risk for Warfarin Events
SEATTLE – A scoring system based on warfarin comorbidities and indications identifies patients at increased risk for warfarin adverse events, according to researchers from HealthCore Inc., the clinical outcomes research subsidiary of WellPoint Inc.
Analyzing the records of almost 16,000 WellPoint... »
LAS VEGAS – Some older adults with cancer may be dying because their oncologists withhold effective treatment solely on the basis of age, according to a founder of the field of geriatric oncology.
About 120,000 accidental deaths in the United States each year are caused by physicians, Dr.... »
LAS VEGAS – Some older adults with cancer may be dying because their oncologists withhold effective treatment solely on the basis of age, according to a founder of the field of geriatric oncology.
About 120,000 accidental deaths in the United States each year are caused by physicians, Dr.... » On Oct. 6, the Drug Enforcement Administration published in the Federal Register a five-page “Statement of Policy” intended to clarify the agency's rules on communicating controlled substance prescriptions to pharmacies, especially via nurses and other agents of prescribing physicians.
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Undertreatment Blamed for Deaths of Older Cancer Patients
Undertreatment Blamed for Deaths of Older Cancer Patients
DEA Issues Statement on Prescribers' Agents
Mortality risk doubles during the year after hip fracture among women aged 65 years and older, then returns to baseline in many women. But this pattern doesn’t apply in older women, according to a report published online in... »
System IDs Increased Risk for Warfarin Events
SEATTLE – A scoring system based on warfarin comorbidities and indications identifies patients at increased risk for warfarin adverse events, according to researchers from HealthCore Inc., the clinical outcomes research... »
Undertreatment Blamed for Deaths of Older Cancer Patients
LAS VEGAS – Some older adults with cancer may be dying because their oncologists withhold effective treatment solely on the basis of age, according to a founder of the field of geriatric oncology. About 120,000 accidental... »
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