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Mind-Body Fitness: Three Options for Patients with Cancer

Mind-body fitness focuses on the connections between thinking, feeling, and doing. These exercises change energy patterns within the body, facilitating relaxation, reducing fatigue, and improving concentration. Because they also can be modified to suit a person�¢ï¿½ï¿½s needs on any given day, they may be appealing to patients with cancer.

CMS Decides Not to Reduce Reimbursement for Complex Patients in 2019 PFS

CMS said it responded to complaints about its 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)—which it finalized today—and will not collapse 5 billing codes down to 2, which had drawn an outcry from some medical associations that their care for complex patients would be shortchanged.

Skin Disease More Severe, Bothersome in Adults and Elderly

Clinical Abstracts from Overseas

Among the articles provided in this issue are topics presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology: 1) Spain: When Two "Mabs" Are Better Than One 2) United Kingdom: Evidence Mounts Against Use of Adjuvant External Beam Radiotherapy in Endometrial Cancer 3) Norway: Clinical Data Suggest Potential Versatility of Pemetrexed for Injection (Alimta)-Based Regimens in Lung Cancer 4) Germany: An Anti-Inflammatory Approach to Inducing Remission in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Twelve Things I Hate About Benzodiazepines

Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed medications, and there are a number of misconceptions among laypeople about their proper use, so they deserve a thorough discussion.

The cost of failure

When considering the article by Goldberg and colleagues, it seems reasonable to request a change in the title to "Survival after the diagnosis of  heart failure."

iPhone vs. Android: Which Is Better for Health Care Professionals?

In this informative webinar, iMedicalApps editors give you an insider's look into the competition for the physician's smartphone.

The Digital Doctor: The Next Big Leap in Healthcare

Technology has grown exponentially in the same period of time when healthcare has stayed steady in practice. Soon, the pair will expand rapidly, together.

Pharmacotherapy for chronic cardiovascular disease in women

Cardiovascular drugs affect women differently than they do men because of differences in pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and physiology. Results of recent studies on the use of cardiovascular agents in women are presented, with an emphasis on the need to include an appropriate proportion of women in future studies, to adapt the dosage to the weight of the patient, and to incorporate hormonal aspects into the analysis.

Opt for the Unique Independent 529 Plan

Addressing Maternal Mortality

Maintaining awareness of the signs of postpartum hemorrhage and preeclampsia/eclampsia is a fundamental step toward lowering the rate of maternal mortality in our country.