Expats face a number of unique challenges that put them at higher risk of alcohol abuse,

Source: Expats and Alcohol: A Problematic Pairing? – Expat – WSJ

Drunch anyone?

Source: Starfruit: Which Came First, the Hiccups or Kidney Failure? | Nature’s Poisons

There are some new ICD-10 codes that will make anyone laugh. Here are some that may be particularly humorous to orthopedists and radiologists.

Source: Funny ICD-10 Codes | HealthWorks Collective

What you have all been waiting for.  You now have three specific billing codes to identify how patients were injured by a turtle. Bitten by a turtle?  Use one code.  Struck by a turtle? Try a different code.  If the treatment was due to just the basic injurious contact with a turtle, there is yet another code for that.  See codes W59.21XA, W59.21XA and W59.219XA.

There are separate codes for encounters with dolphins (W56.09XA) or getting struck by a sea lion (W56.12XA).  Name the animal or bird, and there is a separate code for each encounter.

Are you ready for some chaos?

Source: Ready or Not: It’s ICD-10 Time | Medpage Today

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ALT/AST ratio could be useful screen for fatty liver complications

Source: Liver Enzymes Tell Tale in Hepatitis C Complications | Medpage Today

Post hoc analysis of AMADEUS trial reveals extra danger

Source: Permanent Afib Riskier Than Sporadic Arrhythmia | Medpage Today

A study published in JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association Sept. 8 found that in 2012, about half of American adults had either diabetes or prediabetes.

Source: JAMA Study Finds Half of U.S. Adults Have Diabetes or Prediabetes

Source: Here’s why super-commuters are traveling five hours to work

Americans pay nearly $15 billion out-of-pocket on complementary approaches for pain, a new analysis shows.

Source: U.S. Adults Spend Billions Out-of-Pocket on Complementary Approaches for Pain | NCCIH