Metabolic Syndrome Common With Chronic Hep B Infection
Metabolic syndrome also associated with higher alanine aminotransferase levels longitudinally
Males With BRCA Mutations Have Increased Risk of Certain Cancers
Increased incidence of malignant disease, specifically prostate, melanoma, pancreas, breast cancers
Calcium Channel Blockers May Up Pancreatic Cancer Risk in Women
Increased hazard ratios for pancreatic cancer among postmenopausal users of short-acting CCBs
Volumetric Laser Endomicroscopy Helps ID Barrett’s Regions
High agreement among reviewers seen in 80 percent of quadrants
TFs Operate Across Gene Loci Within Disease Phenotypes
Epstein-Barr virus EBNA2 protein binds to multiple loci of genome, increasing risk of 7 serious diseases
Similar Outcomes for Transplant With Overdose-Death Donors
Outcomes similar for ODD recipients, recipients of organs from trauma-death, medical-death donors
Recommendations Developed on Gender Equity in Medicine
ACP supports equitable physician compensation based on comparable work at each stage of career
Nonoptimized Drug Therapy Costs More Than $500 Billion Annually
After initial Rx use, average cost of individual having treatment failure, new medical problem over $2,000
Adherence to ACS Guidelines Linked to Survival in Colon Cancer
Lower risk of death, improved disease-free survival for ACS guideline score of 5 to 6 versus 0 to 1
Higher Mortality Risk Seen for ‘Night Owls’
Higher prevalence of mortality, CV and metabolic dysfunction for definite evening type individuals
