Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
Recs Updated for TB Screening, Treatment in Health Care Workers
Guidelines include preplacement TB risk assessment, postexposure symptom evaluation and testing
Tool Predicts Quality Measures After Ventral Hernia Repair
ORACLE can be used to show patients how lifestyle changes affect outcomes of interest
U.S. Prevalence of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Stable at 4.7 Percent
But prevalence of AFLD with stage 2 or greater fibrosis, AFLD with stage 3 or greater fibrosis increased
DDW: Parkinson Disease Risk Up After Appendectomy
Risk greater for those aged 18 years and up, Caucasians, African-Americans, Asians
Higher Risk for Cancer, Mortality Seen With Pediatric-Onset IBD
Risk for cancer, mortality increased for patients with pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease
Patients Find Note Reading Important for Health Management
Few patients very confused or more worried after reading clinicians' outpatient visit notes
Doctors Aware of Patient Difficulties Affording Medical Care
Three-quarters of doctors surveyed say they consider out-of-pocket costs when making clinical decisions
DDW: Lasting Weight Loss Seen With Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Patients were predicted to achieve their minimum weight at 24 months after ESG
Whole-Body MRI Accurate for Staging Colorectal Cancer, NSCLC
No difference in sensitivity or specificity for whole-body MRI, standard pathway for staging
