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A single checkpoint inhibitor can be used to successfully treat two simultaneous types of primary cancer in a patient with Lynch syndrome

Single Agent Treats Two Cancers With Same Genetic Cause

Pembrolizumab treated colon cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in patient with Lynch syndrome
Having a Master of Business Administration degree can help doctors with important

Business Degree Increasingly Useful for Doctors

With increased focus on value, business analysis skills sought after
Lorcaserin facilitates sustained weight loss without increasing the rate of major cardiovascular events among overweight or obese patients

Lorcaserin Facilitates Weight Loss in Overweight, Obese

Increased weight loss versus placebo with no rise in rate of extended major cardiovascular events
Symptoms of burnout and career choice regret are prevalent among U.S. resident physicians

Burnout, Career Choice Regret Prevalent in U.S. Residents

Considerable variation according to specialty for both burnout symptoms, career choice regret
Physician-group accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program generated significantly more savings for Medicare that grew from 2012 to 2015 compared with hospital-integrated ACOs

Physician-Group ACOs Generate Medicare Savings

Savings grow with longer participation and are significantly higher than hospital-integrated ACOs
From 2013 to 2016

In 2016, Proportion of Uninsured Americans Down to 10 Percent

Larger reductions in uninsured rate in Medicaid expansion states, from 15.3 to 7.6 percent
The cumulative incidence of appendicitis recurrence within five years is 39.1 percent among patients with uncomplicated acute appendicitis initially treated with antibiotics

Initial Abx Feasible Alternative for Uncomplicated Appendicitis

At five years, cumulative incidence of appendicitis recurrence 39.1 percent with antibiotic treatment
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Dozens of Medical Groups Join Forces to Improve Diagnoses

Diagnostic error is the most common cause of medical errors that patients report
A considerable proportion of clinicians and patients report having recorded a clinic visit for the patient's personal use

Some Clinicians, Patients Record Clinic Visits for Patient Use

Overall, 28.3 percent of clinicians and 18.7 percent of public report recording clinic visits
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Ground Beef Recalled After E. Coli Outbreak

Beef was produced and packaged at Cargill Meat Solutions in Fort Morgan, Colo.