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Some Doctors Endorse Thyroid Ultrasonography Unnecessarily
Some endorse for patient request, abnormal thyroid function test result, positive thyroid antibody test
Smokers Less Likely to Receive Breast, Cervical, CRC Screening
Former smokers were more likely to receive regular screening services than never smokers
Child Developmental Vulnerability Up With Maternal Depression
Links seen with difficulties in social competence, physical health and well-being, emotional maturity
Breast Cancer Mortality Decreased With Mammography From Age 40
Breast cancer mortality significantly dropped at 10 years of follow-up, attenuated after 10 years
Factors Tied to Hormone Therapy Use After Oophorectomy ID’d
Age, education, preventive mastectomy linked to hormone therapy use in BRCA mutation carriers
Hospital Visitation, Communication Policies Evolving Due to COVID-19
New research reveals trends of visitor restrictions and smartphone communication in Michigan hospitals
Guidance Issued for Genetic Testing in Prostate Cancer
Germline testing advised for metastatic disease, family history suggestive of hereditary disease
Diabetes Cuts Life Expectancy in U.K. by 6 Million Life Years
Findings based on a population-level model of U.K. residents with type 1 or type 2 diabetes
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of...
Convalescent Plasma Efficacious for Severe COVID-19
Significant reduction seen in mortality, specifically among patients transfused with plasma within 72 hours
