Mortality Up for Some Cancers in Urban-Dwelling Native Americans
Urban American Indians and Alaskan Natives with cancer have significantly higher comorbidity burden
Fecal Microbial Transplant by Oral Capsule Noninferior for CDI
FMT by capsule noninferior to FMT by colonoscopy for prevention of recurrent C. difficile infection
Value-Based Payment Modifier Not Tied to Practice Performance
Performance differences between practices narrowed after adjustment for patient characteristics
Clinician Denial of Patient Requests Impacts Satisfaction
Worse satisfaction in association with denial of request for referral, pain meds, other meds, lab tests
Vitamin E in Early Childhood Tied to Lower ALT Levels Later
Findings persist when early diet considered; strengthened when BMI z-score taken into account
Coffee Consumption Appears to Provide More Benefit Than Harm
Largest relative reduction in health outcomes seen with intake of three to four cups/day versus none
History of Prior Cancer Common in Newly Diagnosed Patients
More than 18 percent of new cancer cases had a prior cancer, usually at a different site
New Workflows Have Potential to Address Provider Burnout
Change fatigue is the leading cause of care team burnout, yet new solutions needed
Essay Adds to Discourse on Impact of Suggestive Jokes
Authors say commonplace suggestive jokes normalize, dismiss sexual misconduct experiences
Guidelines Can Cut Nonindicated Acid-Suppressing Rx in Infants
Decrease in nonindicated prescription of PPIs/H2RAs in young infants from mean of 7.5 to zero per month
