CDC confirms 594 cases of enterovirus in 43 states.
Coverage of the enterovirus outbreak continues, with all three of last night’s national news broadcasts discussing the virus for a total of nearly four-and-a-half minutes. Coverage primarily focused on the death of a four-year-old New Jersey boy, the first confirmed death from enterovirus. ABC World News (10/6, story…
Ebola Confirmed on US Soil: The Facts for Physicians and Patients
From "AMA Wire," 9/30/2014, 7:37 PM The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed Tuesday Sept 30 that the first case of Ebola has appeared in the United States. The virus is spread through contact with bodily fluids of a person who is sick with or has…
Hydrocodone Drugs Moving to Schedule II Oct 6
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published a final rule Aug. 22 that changes the controlled substance scheduling of hydrocodone combination products (HCP) from Schedule III to Schedule II. The change is scheduled to take effect Oct. 6. The new rules include these requirements: HCP prescriptions issued on or…
Can a simple 24-hour diet history save BIG health care bucks?
Published on Jun 26, 2013 Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber, MD, highlights how spending time asking patients a few questions about their diet can lead to simple solutions for health ailments -- and save health care dollars. Finding out that a pregnant woman doesn't eat vegetables can help prevent spina bifida…
New restrictions on hydrocodone to take effect
Article below from USA Today Online. Read more at federalregister.gov. WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is finalizing new restrictions on hundreds of medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S. The new rules mean that drugs…
Hospitals’ data loss touches 4.5 million, includes Arkansans
Article from Arkansas Online. Community Health System said Monday that information belonging to patients in Arkansas was stolen when its systems were hacked and records of 4.5 million patients were compromised. Some nonmedical identification data from patients of doctors affiliated with eight of the 10 CHS hospitals in…
Third Annual Prescription Drug Abuse Summit
Join the U of A's Criminal Justice Institute for their third annual summit to help reduce the number of deaths and addictions caused by prescription drug misuse and abuse. The event hopes to raise public awareness of the epidemic through partnerships with educational, medical, prevention and treatment entities.…
ARKANSAS SEES SHARPEST DROP IN UNINSURED RATE IN THE NATION
LITTLE ROCK - A Gallup report released Tuesday (Aug 5, 2014) shows that Arkansas outpaced the rest of the country in reducing the rate of uninsured residents during the first six months of 2014. Arkansas's uninsured rate fell from 22.5% at the end of 2013 to 12.4% midway…
WHO: Ebola death toll now at 887
The Ebola outbreak continues to generate extensive coverage, with all three of last night’s national television news broadcasts leading with the story and devoting a total of 13 minutes of coverage to the topic. Additionally, all major US newspapers, wires, and websites cover at least some facet of…
Many Ark docs moving from solo to group practices
KATV - Breaking News, Weather and Razorback Sports LITTLE ROCK (KATV) - It's a trend you might have noticed when making an appointment with your doctor - more and more doctors are moving from solo practices to group practices. Channel 7 reached out to doctors and experts to…
UAMS Receives Funds to Train Primary Care Providers
The UAMS Family Medicine program in Little Rock has received an award of $900,000 in Affordable Care Act funding. Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $83.4 million has been provided to support primary care residency programs in 60 Teaching Health Centers across the nation. Nationally, the funding will…