Use of inappropriate medications totaled nearly 37 percent, global study finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 03, 2023
Older adults receiving outpatient services have an increased risk of using potentially inappropriate medications, according to an international study released Wednesday. Using these medications also has...
Differentiating COVID-19 from other infections: Notes from an outpatient clinic
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Harvard researchers have compiled a list of clues from front line experience to help clinicians distinguish between early COVID-19 and infections with similar symptoms.
Need grows for therapy caps resolution
By
Liza Berger
Feb 05, 2010
My how things change. Just a month ago a healthcare reform bill seemed en route to passage. Now its very existence is in question and, by extension, some key long-term care services are too.
Community-based MRSA poses greater threat to healthcare than previously thought
Nov 25, 2009
There has been a staggering seven-fold increase in the new community-associated strain of methycillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in hospital outpatient units over the last decade, according...