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Reference Payment Reduces Spending on Colonoscopy
Implementation of reference payment cuts spending with no significant impact on complications
Scope of Lymphadenectomy Not Tied to Esophageal CA Survival
Extent of lymphadenectomy during surgery for esophageal cancer doesn't influence 5-year survival
Suggested Response Provided for In-Flight Medical Emergencies
Article offers tips for physicians providing emergency in-flight medical care
Irreversible Electroporation Promising in Pancreatic Cancer
Study found procedure improved survival for people with stage III disease
Social Distress ID’d in Minority of Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Strongest predictor of social distress is having three or more long-term conditions
Bariatric Surgery Beats Drug Tx for Metabolic Outcomes in T2DM
Surgery associated with significantly lower plasma lipids, CV risk, medication use versus drug therapy
Endoscopic Evaluation Advised in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Report of elderly man with mantle cell lymphoma in addition to diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
August 2015 Briefing – Gastroenterology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Gastroenterology for August 2015. This roundup includes the latest...
AMA: Ruling Makes It Easier for Insurers to Terminate Doctors
Court supported insurance company in termination of doctors after dispute over necessity of services
Takayasu Arteritis, Ulcerative Colitis Co-Occurrence Rate High
6.4 percent of patients with TAK had UC; diseases share considerable proportion of genetic background
