The Mediterranean diet, named after the traditional eating habits of Greece and Italy, was once again linked to multiple cardiovascular benefits. The focus of this latest meta-analysis was adults over the age of 60.
PPM is still relatively common after TAVR, especially among patients with a small aortic annulus. What can be done to minimize the risk of PPM? Does valve type play a role? Researchers explored those questions, and many others.
The figure includes about $208.5 million for initial board certification and another $775.3 million for maintaining the designation over a 35-year career.
Hospitals and physicians are pressing lawmakers to pass two previously proposed pieces of legislation that allow international medical graduates to work here longer.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services violated the Administrative Procedure Act by allowing a single phone call made by a contractor to determine a Medicare Advantage star rating, a federal judge ruled.
According to a report from the Boston Globe, the search warrants were executed as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into executives at the bankrupt health system.