Digestive Disease Week, June 2-5
Digestive Disease Week 2018 The Digestive Disease Week annual meeting sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American Gastroenterological...
NCI Cancer Centers Endorse Goal of Eliminating HPV Cancers
HPV vaccine, screening offer opportunity to prevent 12,000 cervical CAs, 40,000 HPV-linked CAs/year
AAFP Joins Call on FDA to Reduce Nicotine Content in Cigarettes
AAFP and other signatories also call on FDA to apply the proposal to other combustible tobacco products
CDC: Prevalence of No Insurance Varies by Occupational Groups
Significant drop in prevalence of uninsured from 2013 to 2014; variation by occupation in both years
AMA Guide Highlights Importance of Caring for Caregivers
Burnout can have harmful effects for both patients and caregivers if left unaddressed
ASCO: New Assays May Detect Early Lung Cancer in Blood
Targeted sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing show potential
Online Consumer Ratings of Physicians Tend to Be Skewed
Ratings also differ significantly by specialty group
Post-Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico Underestimated
New estimate puts hurricane-related deaths at 4,645; many attributed to delayed, interrupted health care
ASCO: Ovarian Suppression + Tamoxifen Ups Breast CA Survival
Increased disease-free, overall survival for premenopausal women with breast cancer
CDC: Office-Based Physician Visit Rates Vary by Patient Age, Sex
Visit rates for females exceeded that for males; rates for infants, seniors exceeded that for those age 1-64
