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
Treatment Tied to Survival Benefit in Complex Bladder Cancer
Medically complex patients with superficial disease have reduced deaths with treatment vs. observation
Lung Cancer Deaths 28% Lower in California Than Rest of U.S.
Among those aged 18 to 35, California has had larger drops in smoking initiation, intensity, more quitting
Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in Canada
Canada is first major world economy to legalize recreational marijuana use
CHF in Pregnancy Up for Cancer Survivors With Cardiac Toxicity
Incidence of congestive heart failure at 31 percent among women with a history of cardiotoxicity
Positive HPV Status Tied to Better Cervical Cancer Prognosis
Five-year relative survival ratio better for hrHPV-positive cases than for hrHPV-negative cases
Active Pharmaceuticals ID’d in >700 Dietary Supplements
More than 20 percent of the 776 adulterated products contained more than one unapproved ingredient
In NSCLC, Longer Survival With Brigatinib Than Crizotinib
Longer progression-free survival in those with ALK-positive dz who did not previously take ALK inhibitor
