In-transit episodes of new hypotension, resuscitation, or other "critical event" occur in roughly 1 in every 20 acutely ill patients transported by helicopter or other aircraft to an alternate health facility for care, results of a study indicate. Reuters Health Information
Primary care practices are more likely to qualify as medical homes, but 40% of them still do not make the grade, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
The ONTARGET program is designed to evaluate the effects of telmisartan and ramipril, alone or in combination, in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Details emerging from the Grassley investigation suggest that GlaxoSmithKline concealed early cardiac data and the FDA conspired with the company to minimize the impact of later safety results. Heartwire