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First States to Expand Medicaid Had Largest Bump in Cancer Screening
States expanding Medicaid later had screening rates more comparable to nonexpansion states
No Change Seen in Processed Meat Consumption by U.S. Adults
During same period, mean consumption decreased for unprocessed red meat, increased for poultry
Study Reveals Lower Predictive Ability for Renal Cancer Models
Prospective validation shows decrease in predictive ability compared with previous retrospective validations
Computer-Assisted Diagnosis Aids Detection of Glioma Growth
Physicians using CAD can detect growth of low-grade gliomas at significantly smaller volumes
High Response Seen for Chemo in Seniors With High-Risk AML
Complete response rate for patients treated with chemo was 69 percent; three-year OS was 21 percent
Health Care Workers With ARIs Often Work While Symptomatic
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date versus subsequent days
New England Journal of Medicine Picks New Editor-in-Chief
Eric J. Rubin succeeds Jeffrey Drazen, who has been the editor-in-chief since 2000
Restricting Blood Transfusions OK in Cardiac Surgery
Restrictive approach does not increase risk for acute kidney injury in high-risk patients
Most Women Unaware Alcohol Poses Breast Cancer Risk
Screening and outpatient clinic appointments may offer opportunity for prevention intervention
Many Surgeons Still Performing Inappropriate Vascular Access Sx
About 20 percent fail to meet arteriovenous fistula rate benchmark
