Telemedicine, In-Person Visits Show High Diagnostic Concordance
Variance seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care
Quantitative Pathologic Analysis May Help Predict Prognosis in CRC
Quantitative segmentation algorithm used to extract data from hematoxylin and eosin slides of colorectal cancers
Novel Bihormonal Artificial Pancreas Beneficial After Pancreatectomy
Patients receiving BIHAP, using both insulin and glucagon, spent more time in euglycemia, less time in hypoglycemia
Feds Tighten Safety Standards on Tiny High-Powered Magnets That Have Injured Children
New standards aim to reduce injuries that can occur when swallowed magnets attract to each other inside the body
Charges Per Claim Up With Private Equity Acquisition of Practices
Increase seen in volume of encounters in aggregate and in share of office visits billed as longer than 30 minutes
FDA Approves First Treatment for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
The enzyme replacement therapy is administered through an intravenous infusion and approved for both adult and pediatric patients
Eating Ultraprocessed Food May Up Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men
Overall ultraprocessed food consumption and risk for colorectal cancer not associated for women, but risk increased with consumption of ready-to-eat/heat mixed dishes
U.S. Safety-Net Providers Report Moral Distress in Early Pandemic
Moral distress emerged from being unable to provide optimal care, seeing pandemic’s effects on patients, coworkers
FDA Warns of Dangers From Skin-Lightening Creams
Potentially harmful ingredients are hydroquinone or mercury, according to the agency
U.S. Life Expectancy Decreased 0.9 Years From 2020 to 2021
Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups
