White House Unveils New Insurance Option for Small Firms
Plan expands health reimbursement arrangements so workers can buy individual health coverage
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Oct. 13-17
ANESTHESIOLOGY 2018 The annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists was held from Oct. 13 to 17 in San Francisco and attracted...
Diagnostic Strategy Can Rule Out PE in Pregnant Women
Strategy includes clinical probability assessment, D-dimer, lower-limb compression ultrasound, CTPA
Chemoimmunotherapy Ups Survival in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel prolongs progression-free survival in metastatic disease
Aspirin, Anticoagulants Similarly Prevent VTE After TKA
In patients having total knee arthroplasty, aspirin non-inferior for venous thromboembolism, death
Light Use of Topical Skin Tx Before Radiotherapy Seems Safe
Radiation dose not impacted with light or moderate use of skin treatments, regardless of beam energy, incidence
Deep Learning Algorithm Can ID Mammographic Breast Density
Implementation of DL algorithm in routine clinical practice has agreement with radiologists
Procurement Requirements Drive Interoperability in Health Care IT
Steps outlined for health systems to establish comprehensive, ongoing procurement strategies
Plasma-Based Genotyping Aids Targeted Tx of Metastatic NSCLC
Most patients who received targeted therapy based on plasma result achieved clinical response
Sharp Drop in U.S. Life Expectancy Rankings by 2040
U.S. expected to fall from 43rd in 2016 to 64th by 2040, with an average life expectancy of 79.8
