Does Lung Screening Change Risk Perceptions?
Lung cancer screening does not appear to change risk perceptions of the disease or smoking-related...
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CEID Infections: Predicting Mortality
In patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections, the development...
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Benefits Seen With Earlier Surgery for Epilepsy
A Cleveland Clinic study suggests that early resection using frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) surgery...
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Smoking, VTE Risk, & Surgery
The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears to be higher for current smokers when compared...
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Phone Contact Improves Drug Adherence After Stenting
Among patients who have undergone drug-eluting stent implantation, a follow-up care plan...
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COPD Increases Use of Health Services
Patients with COPD appear to use large and disproportionate amounts of health services, according...
Read MoreImpaired Mobility & Access to Subspecialty Care
Nearly one-quarter of subspecialists appear to be unable to accommodate patients with mobility impairments, according to American researchers. The authors suggest that better awareness is needed among providers of the...
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Anti-PD-L1 Drug Shows Promising Anti-Cancer Effects
A phase I expansion study of the investigational drug MPDL3280A — an engineered PD-L1 targeted...
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ASCO 2013: Family Physicians’ Care of Cancer Patients
The Particulars: More cancer patients are receiving ambulatory active treatment for lengthier...
Read MoreMost Docs Practice Defensive Medicine
You may have missed this when it first appeared. Experts from Harvard and the University of Southern California say assumptions made by some analysts that defensive medicine is not an important facet of the high cost of...
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AF Linked to Cognitive Decline
Atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to increase risks for cognitive impairment and dementia,...
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ASCO 2013: Deciding When to Operate in Lung Cancer
The Particulars: In patients with lung cancer, studies suggest that comorbidities appear to...
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Men’s Fitness in Middle Age Protects Against Cancer
Findings from a large, prospective 20-year study indicate that a high level of cardiovascular...
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Surveillance Imaging Ineffective in Detecting Lymphoma Relapse
A large study reports that the vast majority of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) relapses are...
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Post-Surgery Surveillance Sufficient for Men with Stage I Seminoma
A long-term study of men with stage I seminoma, a common form of testicular cancer, suggests that...
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ASCO 2013: Involving Family in Cancer Treatment Decisions
The Particulars: Previous studies suggest that shared decision-making—an important part of...
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ASCO 2013: Cancer Care Costs: A Look at Patient Expectations
The Particulars: Research indicates that patients who receive cancer treatment can experience...
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FDA Approves Two Drugs, Companion Diagnostic Test for Advanced Skin Cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved two new drugs, Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and...
Read MoreDo BSN Nurses Provide Better Care?
A paper entitled “An increase in the number of nurses with baccalaureate degrees is linked to lower rates of postsurgery mortality” appeared in Health Affairs in March and generated quite a lot of buzz on the...
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