Drug to Lower Cholesterol Underused
Despite the health benefits of drugs that lower cholesterol levels, research shows they remain underused.// Lipid-lowering drugs can be started when a patient is in the hospital or at a follow-up appointment with a doctor. Researchers from Cleveland Clinic Foundation looked at the relationship between when lipid-lowering therapy is started during a hospital stay vs. in an outpatient set...Diagnostic Tests for Malaria Underused in Zambia
Despite improvements in the ability to diagnose malaria, these diagnostic tests are often underused in Zambia, and patients with negative test results are often prescribed anti-malaria medications, according to a study. The recent introduction of the effective but expensive artemisinin-based (a type of medication) combination therapy for malaria throughout Africa has led to renewed...Despite Being Effective Electroconvulsive Therapy is Underused for Severe Depression
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) helps patients with severe depression who don't respond to other treatments, and should be considered more often in the earlier stages of the illness, according to an article of the Southern Medical Journal. "Electroconvulsive therapy has been shown to be a highly effective, safe, and even life-saving treatment for persistent and severe depression, b...