Most elderly cancer patients receive inappropriate drugs until final months, study finds

Analysis of the medical records of 1,269 elderly patients with advanced cancer by researchers at the University of Tsukuba ...
Becker's Hospital Review

NJ Hospital Project Cut Medicaid Patients’ Inappropriate ED Use by 47%

The New Jersey Hospital Association announced a project at two New Jersey hospitals decreased inappropriate emergency department use by Medicaid patients by 47 percent over two and a half years. The ...
WIVB-TV

Former nurse sentenced to jail after inappropriate contact with patient

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A former ECMC nurse who pleaded guilty to forcibly touching a patient in his care was sentenced to one year in jail on Tuesday morning. Clarence Center resident Jordan Donalson, ...
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Use of potentially inappropriate medications during end-of-life cancer care: Patterns and factors associated with deprescribing

Analysis of the medical records of 1,269 elderly patients with advanced cancer by researchers at University of Tsukuba has found that more than 70% were prescribed potentially inappropriate ...
Medscape

Long-Term Outcomes of Ivabradine in Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia Patients

Juan Benezet-Mazuecos, M.D.; José M. Rubio, M.D.; PH.D., Jerónimo Farré , M.D., PH.D.; Miguel Á. Quinñones, M.D.; Pepa Sanchez-Borque, M.D.; Ester Macía, M.D ...