A new study by Henry Ford Health System published in Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery may signal
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Rapid test for respiratory infections liked by GPs and may reduce antibiotic prescribing
A rapid microbiological point-of-care test to diagnose respiratory infections has proved popular with GPs and could reduce antibiotic prescribing in
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Industry payments consistently linked to physician prescribing
(HealthDay)—Industry payments are associated with physician prescribing patterns, according to a systematic review published online Nov. 24 in the Annals
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NHS drive towards social prescribing ‘based on little evidence’
NHS drive towards ‘prescribing’ patients gardening and cookery courses is based on little evidence, experts argue Health and Social Care
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Fall in GP antibiotic prescribing has been slowest for older patients and those with an unclear diagnosis
GP in England are prescribing fewer antibiotics and when they prescribe them they are increasingly choosing drugs that target a
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Prescribing Fitbits could ‘boost cancer survival rates by a third’
Prescribing Fitbits to cancer patients ‘could boost survival rates’ by a third and may be more effective than drugs by
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New study finds very high rate of unnecessary antibiotic prescribing in SA
A study by researchers at Wits and the London School of Economics has revealed very high rates of antibiotic prescribing
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Potentially inappropriate opioid prescribing tied to overdose
(HealthDay)—Potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) of opioids is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality and fatal and nonfatal overdose, according
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Practices with poor prescribing performance more likely to prescribe homeopathy
New research published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine finds that general practices in England with
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Huge variation in prescribing practice for gluten-free foods in England
Prescribing practice for gluten free foods in England varies hugely, and doesn’t seem to be driven by obvious medical factors,
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