GLG News by Physicians who Perform Procedures Using Vacuum-Assisted Closure from Kinetic Concepts

In the Plastic Surgery literature wound care via home monitoring is advanced enough to change outcomes.  See Murphy, Bain et al in the Annals of Plastic Surgery June 2005. Home telemonitoring is good for certain problems, that require regular monitoring.  It has been shown to be equivalent...

The fact that this deal was successfully brokered is a victory for HIV patients, poor countries and the free market. As pharmaceutical companies compete to get market share and to win the PR war, they will enter into deals such as these more and more. This is one case in which everyone wins.

The idea of medical tourism is not entirely new, but has become an increasing trend largely for cost reasons. Many patients equate quality of care with "US-equivalent" or even "US-associated". Interestingly the JCAHO which accredits US hospitals and programs has been expanding its scope internationally to...

In a primate study cethromycin was shown to be completely effective in preventing inhalational anthrax. This is not an indication that likely will have a big role in humans, but is interesting.

  Abbott's new FreeStle meter does offer some good features, but it will be difficult for them to break through in a crowded market. Abbott needs to launch an adverising campaign to push the product even as it provides education as to how to best use the meter. Clinicians and Diabetes Educators...

Altabax will be a useful addition as a topical treatment option for skin and soft tissue infection. It has excellent in vitro activity against Staphylococci (both MSSA and MRSA ) and streptococci, and does not have cross resistnace with mupirocin.

The approval of this new drug is very good news as long as it's used per approved indications. This drug is new in a real way since it has  a novel mode of action. It's exciting that it has a short course; and since it's topical it can be prescribed even to young kids who have a difficult...

It was hardly surprising that this court upheld a ban on late term abortions. While it is true that the legal system reflects the values of society, it is becoming more diffuclt to separate legal decisions from political decisions. Judges increasingly tend to vote their political beliefs in favor...

As I have written elsewhere, P4P as a concept is really a given and, practiced well, is beneficial to patients and payors equally. The entire healthcare system benefits when evidence-based medicine is practiced and patients are treated according to the best science available, rather than by the...

Gleevac has been previously shown to beneficial to patients with large GIST.  It is especially useful to shrink large tumors prior to surgical resection.  Now, this study examined post-operative adminstration of Gleevac in GIST patients and demonstrated a significant decrease one-year recurrence...