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Tori Socha

07/22/2013
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause for the development of cervical cancer; HPV genotypes 16 and 18 account for approximately...
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a necessary cause for the development of cervical cancer; HPV genotypes 16 and 18 account for approximately...
Worldwide, cervical cancer is...
07/22/2013
First Report Managed Care
03/18/2013
Obese patients who have not achieved adequate weight loss through changes in lifestyle have few nonsurgical therapeutic options. In a recent 16-week trial, the antiepileptic drug zonisamide demonstrated weight loss efficacy in obese adults...
Obese patients who have not achieved adequate weight loss through changes in lifestyle have few nonsurgical therapeutic options. In a recent 16-week trial, the antiepileptic drug zonisamide demonstrated weight loss efficacy in obese adults...
Obese patients who have not...
03/18/2013
First Report Managed Care
11/27/2012
Cincinnati—Atrial fibrillation (AF), affecting approximately 2.3 million people in the United States, imposes a substantial clinical and economic burden and is associated with at least a 2-fold increase in the risk of stroke and...
Cincinnati—Atrial fibrillation (AF), affecting approximately 2.3 million people in the United States, imposes a substantial clinical and economic burden and is associated with at least a 2-fold increase in the risk of stroke and...
Cincinnati—Atrial fibrillation...
11/27/2012
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2012
FDA resources dedicated to reviewing applications for drugs for humans and enduring efficacy and safety were augmented in 1992 with the passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). To support the infrastructure required for review...
FDA resources dedicated to reviewing applications for drugs for humans and enduring efficacy and safety were augmented in 1992 with the passage of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). To support the infrastructure required for review...
FDA resources dedicated to...
08/15/2012
First Report Managed Care
03/16/2012
Palm Springs—Fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by chronic widespread pain, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and chronic fatigue, affects 3 million to 5 million people in the United States. Previous studies have linked fibromyalgia to...
Palm Springs—Fibromyalgia, a chronic condition characterized by chronic widespread pain, hyperalgesia, allodynia, and chronic fatigue, affects 3 million to 5 million people in the United States. Previous studies have linked fibromyalgia to...
Palm Springs—Fibromyalgia, a...
03/16/2012
First Report Managed Care
11/29/2011
Atlanta—The Star Rating System created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was added to Medicare programs to help educate beneficiaries about quality of care and increase the transparency of quality data available to consumers....
Atlanta—The Star Rating System created by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services was added to Medicare programs to help educate beneficiaries about quality of care and increase the transparency of quality data available to consumers....
Atlanta—The Star Rating System...
11/29/2011
First Report Managed Care
08/22/2011
There are >2.5 million eye injuries each year in the United States, and 50,000 people permanently lose all or part of their vision.
There are >2.5 million eye injuries each year in the United States, and 50,000 people permanently lose all or part of their vision.
There are >2.5 million eye...
08/22/2011
First Report Managed Care
Feature
03/21/2011
Patients with heart failure require rehospitalization at a high rate, creating a need to develop strategies to improve outcomes in these patients.
Patients with heart failure require rehospitalization at a high rate, creating a need to develop strategies to improve outcomes in these patients.
Patients with heart failure...
03/21/2011
First Report Managed Care
Feature
07/18/2011
In the past 10 years, the rate of overdose mortality has had a sharp increase in the United States, creating an urgent health problem, according to researchers. From 1999 through 2007, the rate of unintentional overdose death increased by...
In the past 10 years, the rate of overdose mortality has had a sharp increase in the United States, creating an urgent health problem, according to researchers. From 1999 through 2007, the rate of unintentional overdose death increased by...
In the past 10 years, the rate...
07/18/2011
First Report Managed Care
News Connection
05/13/2011
Because operating room procedures are highly invasive and expensive, understanding OR procedures provides information about how healthcare resources are used.
Because operating room procedures are highly invasive and expensive, understanding OR procedures provides information about how healthcare resources are used.
Because operating room...
05/13/2011
First Report Managed Care