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ACS Sets Goal to Cut Cancer Mortality 40 Percent by 2035
Goal based on decrease in overall cancer death rates at pace seen among college graduates
2018 Saw More Employed Physicians Than Self-Employed
Proportion of physicians working in practices wholly owned by physicians dropped to 54 percent in 2018
Biomarker Test Predicts Mild, Serious IBD in Newly Diagnosed
Test based on genetic signature of CD8 T cells during active disease
CDC: Uninsurance Levels Did Not Change Significantly in 2018
Uninsurance increased among adults aged 45 to 64 years; increase seen in high-deductible health plans
Percutaneous Ablation in Liver Cancer Tied to Better Outcomes
Intervention linked to better short-term outcomes versus surgical procedures
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita Increasing Among Adults
By 2030, prevalence of current drinking set to increase to 50 percent
In 2015 to 2016, 45.8 Percent of U.S. Population Used Rx Drugs
Prescription drug use increased with age, reaching 85.0 percent for those aged 60 years and older
Prices Will Soon Be Included in TV Drug Ads
Regulations will require companies to disclose prices of meds costing more than $35 for a month's supply
In Men, Low BMI Tied to Later Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Risk lasts through 40 years of adulthood for underweight adolescent men
External Reference Pricing Could Cut Drug Costs in U.S.
Prices averaged 3.2 to 4.1 times higher in U.S.; differential varied from 1.3 to 70.1 for individual drugs
