Hospital Quality Rankings Written by Norm Issa    Hospital Ratings in your neighborhood Ratings are based on benchmarks set out by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in four categories: Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care Improvement/Surgical Infection Prevention. New York Hospitals | Chicago Hospitals | Detroit Hospitals | Florida Hospitals | Dallas Hospitals | California Hospitals Read more...   Tag it: !

Does More Money Really Mean Better Health Outcomes? Written by Ardena L. Flippin, MD, MBA    A few days ago a friend asked me if I knew why, despite the U. S. spending more on healthcare, our outcomes were not as good as those of other countries that spend less than we do.  I volunteered that even though quality guidelines exist, they often are not followed, or that another answer might be the evidence of measurable health disparities.  In fact, when I researched this question I found a lot of data, no agreement on what constitutes a relevant outcome measure and no convincing answers.  Does anyone out there have a good explanation of why our outcomes fall short of those demonstrated by those of other developed countries? Read more...   Tag it: ! Deep brain stimulation for patients with parkinson disease Written by NetDoc.com Medical News Feed    CHICAGO—Patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in movement skills and quality of life after six months than patients who received other medical therapy, but also had a higher risk of a serious adverse events, according to a study in the January 7 issue of JAMA. Discuss this article on the forums. (0 posts) Read more...   Tag it: !

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Medical Careers

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Medical dictionary

Derived from one of the largest public databases of healthcare information, the netdoc medical dictionary has over 40,000 terms. A few examples

Meropenum (AKA Meropenem) is a broad spectrum carbapenem with antibacterial properties, synthetic meropenem inhibits cell wall synthesis in gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria...

Azaserine is a naturally occurring serine derivative diazo compound with antineoplastic properties...

Metformin is a biguanide with antihyperglycemic activity. Metformin hydrochloride exerts its action by improving hepatic sensitivity to insulin...