EMTs Can Give Positive Pressure Ventilation Out-of-hospital noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation in patients with severe respiratory distress significantly reduced rates of inhospital mortality and need for invasive ventilation, researchers found. Dec 18, 2013
What Bystanders Should Know About CPR -- and Why Bystander-initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has poor neurological outcome, and this is true even when bystanders are family members, which suggests deficits in public CPR training. Dec 16, 2013
Concierge Medicine Gains Ground SAN DIEGO -- Concierge doctors are spreading the word that it's possible to operate a direct primary care practice, make a living, and avoid one of the biggest headaches for family medicine physicians -- dealing with health insurance companies. Sep 28, 2013
AAFP to Look at Allowing NPs, PAs to Join SAN DIEGO -- The American Academy of Family Physicians wants to further study whether nurse practitioners and physician assistants should -- or would want to -- become nonvoting members. Sep 25, 2013
ACP Hedges in Debate on Scope of Practice The American College of Physicians took a nuanced position on the role advanced nurse practitioners play in clinical care teams in a position paper published Monday. Sep 17, 2013
On-Call Pay Varies Widely by Specialty Surgeons commanded more than $1,000 a day for being on-call at the hospital, while primary care physicians reported compensation rates of around $150 a day, according to annually compiled data. May 01, 2013
'Latex-Free' Claims Not Valid, FDA Says The claim "latex-free” is impossible to guarantee and should not be used on labeling of medical products, according to a new FDA guidance. Mar 14, 2013
ABMS Sets Time Limit for Board Certification Physicians have between three and seven years after finishing residency to become board certified, according to a new policy from the American Board of Medical 鶹ýӰ. Feb 10, 2012
Readers: Cheating Is Wrong, But Is This Cheating? Nearly two-thirds of MedPage Today readers expressed concern about allegations of radiology residents cheating on their boards, but asked if reviewing old exam questions is really cheating. Jan 29, 2012
Standards Issued for Healthcare Interpreter Services All U.S. healthcare organizations must be able to talk with patients about their care in a language they can understand, according to new Joint Commission standards. Feb 19, 2011