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Treatments Appear No Better Than Placebo for Tennis Elbow

posted November 16th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

At best, all treatments provide only small pain relief for tennis elbow, according to a review published online Oct. 31 in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

CDC: 8.8 Percent Uninsured in U.S. in First Half of 2018

posted November 16th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

In the first six months of 2018, 8.8 percent of U.S. individuals of all ages were uninsured, which was not significantly different from 2017, according to a report published Nov. 15 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics.

Patient Experiences Shed Light on Diagnostic Errors

posted November 15th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

Data from patient- and family-reported error narratives indicate that problems related to patient-physician interactions are major contributors to diagnostic errors, according to a study published in the November issue of Health Affairs.

Use of Polyetheretherketone Devices May Up Pseudarthrosis

posted November 8th
by modernClinician Editorial Team

For one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, use of polyetheretherketone devices is associated with significantly higher rates of radiographically demonstrated pseudarthrosis and need for revision surgery compared with allografts, according to a study published online Oct. 30 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.