November 06, 2012
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Healio Minute Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 Edition: Multivitamin misgivings, self-referred imaging on hot seat, destiny loves podiatry

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

From the “Wish It Were True” file: Multivitamin myth?

Healio.com/Cardiology: Think again if you were counting on reduced cardiovascular risk in middle-aged men. Read more.

Self-referred imaging takes a hit from U.S. Accountability Office

Healio.com/Orthopedics: Report claims some providers order too many self-referred tests; driving up Medicare costs. Read more.

Key to preventing child foot problems? Look closer to home

Healio.com/Orthotics-Prosthetics: Podiatrist suggests treating children early for the pathologies of their parents. Read more.

“Summer camp” for mumps: Conditions reportedly spurred outbreak

Healio.com/Infectious Disease: Intense study in close proximity helped virus spread at camp for Orthodox Jewish boys. Read more.

React to political history as it unfolds: Physicians’ Election Day Blog

Healio.com/Exclusives: As the vote unfolds, physicians and health care providers sound off on the campaign, the candidates and the profound implications for U.S. health care. Read more.