The chair of the House subcommittee charged with legislative oversight of the VA’s Cerner electronic health record implementation is concerned about the agency’s decision to delay the EHR’s initial go-live. “I’m concerned that as we’ve moved closer to the go-live date, we have been told repeatedly that there were no showstoppers in the implementation, that… Read More: House panel to hold hearing on VA delay of first… »
A drug for advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in newly diagnosed patients in England, after a trial showed it could delay progression of the disease for three years. Up to 600 women with a hereditary type of the disease could benefit each year. Health bosses said olaparib had the potential to make… Read More: Ovarian cancer drug olaparib ‘can delay disease in newly diagnosed’ »
January 2019 Print this issue Treatment Can Delay Future Attacks Most of the time, multiple sclerosis, or MS, starts mildly, with unpredictable symptoms that can seem baffling. Without treatment, the disease can worsen to the point that you can’t write, speak, or walk. MS starts when the body’s immune systemThe system that protects your body… Read More: Managing Multiple Sclerosis: Treatment Can Delay Future Attacks »