Liver Cancer Risk May Rise for 2nd-, 3rd-Generation U.S. Mexicans
Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma increased by 35 and 61 percent for second-, third- versus first-generation U.S. Mexicans
Proteomic Analysis Used to ID Fecal Biomarkers for IBD
Biomarkers linked with severity of intestinal inflammation in IBD patients, with higher sensitivity and specificity than calprotectin
Metabolic Surgery Beats Medical, Lifestyle Interventions for T2D Remission
Additional benefits from surgery seen for diabetes-related comorbidities and weight loss
Physician Burnout May Raise Risk for Patient Safety Events
Burnout also associated with decreased job satisfaction, low professionalism, patient dissatisfaction
Early Aggressive Fluid Resuscitation Not Better for Pancreatitis
Incidence of fluid overload higher, with no improvement in clinical outcomes compared with moderate fluid resuscitation
Incident Cardiovascular Disease Risk Up With Autoimmune Disease
Risk increased progressively with the number of autoimmune diseases present and with younger age
Causal Effect ID’d for IBD With Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
Crohn disease, but not ulcerative colitis, associated with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis
Summary Elixhauser Comorbidity Score Developed for Use in Older Adults
Unclear whether the S-Elixhauser comorbidity score offers an advantage over other similar measures
OOP Costs for Cancer Treatments Increased From 2009 to 2016
Total costs increased for breast, lung, prostate cancer; OOP costs increased for these cancers and colorectal cancer
Biden Makes Another Push for Cancer Moonshot Initiative
President likened JFK's space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50 percent in the next 25 years
