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Rare cancers account for one in five cancers diagnosed in the United States

One in Five Cancers in the United States Is Considered Rare

Little-known malignancies harder to diagnose and treat, researchers say
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major global burden

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Assessed

Estimated 422.7 million prevalent cases of CVD, 17.92 million CVD deaths in 2015
Physicians should consider their retirement and plan ahead at all stages of their career

Tips Provided to Help Physicians Plan for Retirement

Strategies to save for retirement should be adapted through different stages of physicians' careers
More cancers have been diagnosed in their early stages since the Affordable Care Act was implemented

ASCO: Early Detection of Cancers Up Since Affordable Care Act

The exception was diagnosis of early-stage prostate cancer, which declined
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has expanded approval for the cystic fibrosis drug Kalydeco (ivacaftor) to include 33 mutations of the disease

FDA OKs Kalydeco for Additional Mutations in Cystic Fibrosis

Decision based on results of laboratory testing and previous clinical trials
The risk of acute myocardial infarction increases sharply after a respiratory infection

Acute MI Risk Significantly Up Following Respiratory Infection

Risk of AMI 17 times higher in week after a respiratory infection, researchers say
The decline in the number of Americans without health insurance stalled in 2016 after five years of progress

CDC: Slowing of Decline in Number of Uninsured Adults

Uninsured rate was 9 percent in 2016, compared with 9.1 percent in 2015
Hospitalized patients 65 and older may face a slightly higher risk of dying within a month of their admittance when treated by an older versus younger physician

Treatment in Hospital by Older Doctors Tied to Higher Mortality

Older patients' hospital survival slightly higher when physician is younger, researchers say
Health care costs can be reduced

Plan Suggested for Reducing Health Care Costs

Nine-point plan includes streamlining in billing, reduction in high facility fees, reducing drug costs
Oral iron supplementation doesn't improve the exercise capacity of iron-deficient patients with heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

Iron Rx Doesn’t Improve Exercise Capacity in Iron-Deficient HFrEF

Findings for high-dose iron supplementation in heart failure with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction