Insurer Market Power Lowers Providers’ Prices
Evidence seen for specialists in markets with high provider, insurer concentration
Long-Term Weight Loss, T2DM Remission for Roux-en-Y Surgery
Twelve-year follow-up shows durability of weight loss and remission and prevention of type 2 diabetes
Histamine May Play Role in Colorectal Tumorigenesis
Histamine-producing probiotic reduces inflammation, suppresses colon tumors in mice
Extended Thromboprophylaxis Safe, Effective After Liver Surgery
Severe complication rate 5.6 percent, with no 90-day mortalities
Monthly Feedback Linked to Improved Colonoscopy Quality
But no improvement observed with quarterly feedback
ACP Does Not Support Legalization of Assisted Suicide
Legalization would affect trust in the patient-physician relationship, and in the medical profession
PD-L1 Mainly Expressed in Metastatic CRC Lesions
Overall, 81.8 percent of metastatic CRCs and 40.9 percent of primary lesions had PD-L1 expression
‘Science Spin’ Found Prevalent in Biomedical Literature
Nature of spin varies, with highest variability in prevalence of spin seen in trials
Doctors Spend Almost Six Hours Per Day on EHR Tasks
Clerical and administrative tasks including order entry, billing account for almost half of hours
Physicians Tweeting About Drugs May Have Conflict of Interest
Physicians with financial conflict of interest often mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict
