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PERSEVERE-XP Improves Mortality Risk Stratification in Sepsis
Addition of network of 18 mortality risk assessment genes related to TP53 improves PERSEVERE
Nurse-, System-Related Factors Analyzed in Wrong-Patient Events
In 77 percent of wrong-patient incident reports, the process of identifying the patients was not described
Females Show Better Response to CRT in Esophageal Cancer
Females more often had complete, nearly complete pathologic response to induction tx; less recurrence
Occult Cancer Found in ~5 Percent With Unprovoked VTE
Prevalence of cancer increases linearly with age; is seven-fold higher in patients aged 50 years or older
Geriatric Consults Remain Rare in Kidney Cancer Care
Although use of medical co-management and rehabilitation services increasing
Arsenic Levels Higher in Patients With Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
Much higher levels of inorganic arsenic, trivalent, pentavalent arsenic, monomethylarsonic acid
Outdoor Nighttime Light Exposure Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
Link found between ambient light and higher odds in young, smoking females, but more research needed
Literacy Level an Issue in Laryngectomy-Related Patient Ed
Reading difficulty exceeds ability of average U.S. adult; readability negatively tied to understandability
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Reduces Mortality
Reduction in all-cause mortality at 11 to 12 years using data from individual NORCCAP study cohorts
Hours Worked Impacted by Kids for Female, Not Male Doctors
Findings from a national sample of dual-physician couples
