Physicians Report Sharing Office Visit Notes Beneficial Overall
While time concerns declined after implementation, half of the clinicians reported being less candid in their documentation
COVID-19-Associated Cancer Screening Deficit Quantified in U.S.
Absolute deficit in screening estimated at 3.9, 3.8, and 1.6 million for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers, respectively
Universal Multigene Panel Test in CRC IDs Heritable Mutations
Sequencing results from universal panel changed cancer treatment for roughly one in 10 colorectal cancer patients
Many Patients Prefer Stool-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Multitarget stool DNA test, fecal immunochemical test, or guaiac-based fecal occult blood test preferred over colonoscopy
Women Physicians Delay Childbearing Versus Nonphysicians
Physicians more likely to experience childbirth at older ages; have same cumulative probability of childbirth as nonphysicians
Mortality Risk Up for Fragmented Care After Complex Cancer Surgery
Mortality higher for patients readmitted to outside hospital rather than index hospital after hepatopancreatobiliary or gastric cancer surgery
Female Sex, Work Culture Biggest Contributors to Physician Burnout
Compared with electronic health record usage at an academic medical center, clinician sex and work culture contributed more to burnout
Margin-Positive Surgery Still Beneficial in Pancreatic Cancer
Survival benefit seen for surgery, even with R1/R2 resection margins compared with chemotherapy alone for stage II pancreatic cancer
ACP Offers Guidance on Antibiotic Duration for Common Infections
Best practices recommend limiting antibiotics to five days for COPD exacerbations, acute uncomplicated bronchitis
Opdivo Plus Chemotherapy Approved for Treatment of Gastric Cancer
FDA granted Opdivo first approval of immunotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic gastric cancer