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An underlying mechanism has been identified that could eventually lead to the first drug therapy for lymphedema

Leukotriene B4 Is Promising Drug Target for Tx of Lymphedema

Ketoprofen prevents tissue injury, fluid build-up by blocking leukotriene B4, researchers say
High-price practices have higher scores on certain measures of care coordination and management

Practice Prices Linked to Some Measures of Care Coordination

But no differences in overall care ratings, receipt of preventive services, acute care use
Arthroscopic surgery should rarely be used to treat degenerative knee disease

Arthroscopy for Degenerative Knees Deemed Seldom Effective

Widely used procedure won't help arthritic degeneration, according to new recommendation
From 2001 to 2010

Postmarket Safety Events for 32 Percent of Novel Therapeutics

Thirty-two percent of 222 FDA approved novel therapeutics from 2001 to 2010 were affected
Increases in insurance coverage from 2008 to 2014 were not associated with worse access to care for continuously insured adults

Increases in Rates of Insured Don’t Harm Continuously Insured

Continuously insured adults do not have worse access to care with increases in cover from '08 to '14
Patients who travel to an academic medical center to undergo surgery for pancreatic cancer live a few months longer than those who choose to have their operation at a hospital closer to home

Traveling to Academic Hospital May Be Best for Pancreatic Cancer

Academic medical centers that perform more tumor surgeries have better patient outcomes
An evidence-based medicine course has some positive effect on medical student critical thinking

Evidence-Based Medicine Course Beneficial for Critical Thinking

Significant mean differences in confidence, inquisitiveness, overall score for undergrads
For renal transplant recipients without diabetes

PCSK9 Linked to New-Onset Diabetes After Renal Transplant

No association for PCSK9 with all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, graft failure
For children with cancer

Movies Can Replace Anesthesia for Children Receiving Radiation

Videos promote relaxation and stillness without medication, researchers say
For lung transplant recipients

Voriconazole Exposure May Affect SCC After Lung Transplant

Prolonged exposure to voriconazole may be linked to development, recurrence, progression of skin SCC