Simple Checklist Can Identify Useful Clinical Practice Guidelines
Eight-item tool developed for clinicians to identify trustworthy, useful, and relevant guidelines
Many Health Care Providers Work While Sick
Pharmacists and physicians have the highest frequency of working with influenza-like illness
Health Care Experts in Favor of Patient Contribution to Notes
With some cautions, experts are supportive of the OurNotes medical notes intervention
Insurance Underlies Black-White Survival Disparity in CRC
54 percent of excess risk of death in black colorectal cancer patients accounted for by insurance matching
Use of MMR Deficiency Testing in Younger CRC Patients Is Low
Just 43.1 percent underwent mismatch repair deficiency of DNA testing
CPAP May Be Superior to Gastric Banding for Severe Sleep Apnea
At 9 months, apnea-hypopnea index is significantly lower with CPAP than with laparoscopic banding
ASCO Issues Statement Regarding Alcohol and Cancer
Alcohol-related cancers account for 5.5 percent of all cancers treated annually worldwide
Doctors Have Extra Two Weeks to Preview Performance Data
Due to technical issue with Physician Compare, CMS extending time frame for physicians to view data
Lymphoma Risk Up With Thiopurine, Anti-TNF Tx in IBD
Risk higher for those exposed to combination therapy versus thiopurine or anti-TNF monotherapy
Increases in U.S. Health Spending Tied to Health Service Price
Higher spending also linked to population growth and aging, negatively linked to disease incidence
