A Balanced Media Diet: American Academy of Pediatrics Adjusts Media Use Policy for Kids
New policy provides families with tools, resources, and recommendations to navigate the digital world.
Minor Changes in Diet May Help Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Exchanging some foods with improved fat quality reduced LDL and total cholesterol.
Judge Consolidates Criminal Cases in Upcoming Trial of Former Physician's Assistant Accused of Sexual Abuse
Two criminal cases against Mark E. Wisner, charged with sexual abuse of patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Leavenworth, are pending.
Convicted: Former VP of Healthcare Company Placed Behind Bars for $7.5M Fraud Scheme
The former Vice President of Tax for Amedisys was sentenced to 4 years in prison for multi-million dollar wire fraud scheme.
Tricks Without Treats: Posing as Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners Can Lead to Prison
Playing dress-up as a health care practitioner beyond Halloween can run in defiance of the law.
Trick-or-Treatment: When Halloween Fun Leads to Injury
Halloween has the fourth highest emergency room visits compared with other holidays.
Diagnostic Error in Asthma and COPD Patients
Diagnostic errors impact the outcomes of patients with asthma and COPD.
Nurse Practitioner Allegedly Traded Oxycodone for Money
A nurse practitioner has been charged with the illegal distribution of oxycodone after allegedly exchanging unauthorized painkillers for cash.
Fibromyalgia Drug Shows Benefit in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Pregabalin significantly improved pain management in individuals suffering from irritable bowel syndrome.
Retail Clinics and Urgent Care Centers Offer Good Alternative to ER Visits
Researchers find that a significant proportion of nonemergency conditions can be managed at urgent care centers and retail clinics instead of the emergency room.
Nurse Practitioner Sues West Virginia Medical Center for Alleged Wrongful Termination
Lawsuit cites alleged unlawful termination of employment.
Early Immune Intervention May Benefit Infants with Atopic Dermatitis
Study findings contribute to the development of personalized treatment approaches for young children with eczema.
Retail Clinics Shift Away From Only Treating Minor Acute Illnesses
Nurse practitioners express a desire to move from treating minor maladies to managing chronic disease.
Findings Confer Lower Blood Pressure Results in Better Cardiovascular Outcomes
Even in patients with diabetes, the reduction of systolic blood pressure lead to better outcomes.
Former Physician Assistant Convicted for Statutory Rape Charges
A North Carolina physician assistant had a relationship with a 15-year-old boy that included sending explicit pictures and videos to the victim.
Cranking the Heat Indoors Worsens COPD Symptoms
The rise in indoor temperatures worsened respiratory symptom scores and increased the use of recuse inhalers, a new study found.
Tenet Healthcare to Pay Up Over Medicaid Fraud Charges
Tenet is expected to pay hundreds of millions to resolve criminal charges and civil claims related to alleged fraud.
HHS Proposal Seeks to Enhance Medicaid Fraud Investigations
Department of Health and Human Services seeks to expand the definition of patient abuse to include financial abuse.
Millionaire Fights for Bail in Alleged Medicare Fraud Scheme
Philip Esformes awaits bail on charges of money laundering, conspiracy, and health care fraud.