More evidence that the HPV vaccine works
这些天我的盘子上有太多了。我的意思是要早点去，但是晚比没有好。 “Population-Based Incidence Rates of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Era“: Importance: A substantial effect of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on reducing HPV-related cervical disease is essential before modifying clinical pr
Healthcare Triage News: Diabetes & Switzerland
糖尿病正在下降？瑞士对单付款人进行投票！ For those of you who came here for references or more information, here you go: Prevalence and Incidence Trends for Diagnosed Diabetes Among Adults Aged 20 to 79 Years, United States, 1980-2012 Switzerland rejects single-payer in landslide, keeps its version of Obamacare @aarone
Most preventable medical errors do not result in a paid claim
Paid physician malpractice claims for adverse events in 2009 (from Bishop, Ryan & Casalino in this week’s JAMA): Inpatient 4910 Outpatient 4448 Both 966 Total 10,739 By way of comparison (my calculations): Incidence Number of US hospitals 5,795 <1 per hospital/year Number of admissions 37,479,709 0.
