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A validated 31-gene expression profile signature improves identification of patients with melanoma at high risk of metastasis when used in combination with the American Joint Committee on Cancer outcome prediction tool

Gene Expression Profile Improves ID of High-Risk Melanoma

Findings based on use of 31-gene profile along with an online survival prediction tool
Illicit cannabis use increased significantly more in states that passed medical marijuana laws than in other states

Illicit Marijuana Use Up in States With Legal Medical Use

Cannabis use disorder is also rising faster in states with legalization laws
Chromosome instability within lung cancer tumors increases the risk of recurrence or death and may help forecast recurrence long before standard tests

Chromosome Instability Test Prognostic in NSCLC

Chromosome instability associated with higher risk of relapse, death within 2 years
The prescription drug abuse epidemic in the United States might be associated with a higher mortality rate than has been reported previously

CDC: Opioid-Related Mortality Rate Might Be Underestimated

Death certificates from drug-linked infections may not label opioids as possible cause
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday posted warning letters to 14 companies that are illegally selling more than 65 unproven cancer treatments.

FDA Warns Companies Selling Fraudulent Cancer Treatments

The unapproved products are often advertised as 'natural' and labeled as supplements
The medical home is the ideal location for children to receive care for acute

AAP Stresses Medical Home Best for Acute Health Concerns

Treatment of children in acute care entities should adhere to continuity of care and communication
A fatal case of propofol-induced acute necrotizing pancreatitis has been described in a case report published online April 10 in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics.

Fatal Case of Suspected Propofol-Induced Pancreatitis Described

57-year-old woman developed severe abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting after thyroidectomy
Implementation of a family-centered rounds (FCR) checklist and associated provider training is associated with an increase in the number of FCR elements performed

Checklist for Family-Centered Rounds Deemed Beneficial

Implementing checklist improves delivery of FCRs, impacting quality and safety of care
Children with suspected child abuse present late to the hospital

Children With Suspected Child Abuse Present to Hospital Late

Most arrive by nonambulance means, few at designated pediatric-capable major trauma center
Deep learning with deep convolutional neural networks can result in accurate detection of tuberculosis on chest radiographs

Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Accurately Detect TB

Ensemble of AlexNet and GoogLeNet was best-performing classifier, with AUC of 0.99