Drug Copayments Often Exceed Prescription Drug Costs
Overpayments affect 23 percent of all prescriptions; more common with generic drugs
Too Few Early Breast CA Patients Given Formal Genetic Counseling
43.5% of women with early-stage breast cancer with indications for risk evaluation get counseling
Heat-Not-Burn Tobacco System Releases Toxic Chemical
Charring of tobacco plug and release of formaldehyde cyanohydrin identified as health concerns
Vit D Concentration Associated With Reduced Risk of Cancer
Inverse correlation for plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration with total cancer, liver cancer
Digital Intervention Can Increase Colorectal Cancer Screenings
Fifty-three percent of intervention participants used app to self-order a screening test
U.S. Spends Twice As Much for Similar Health Care Utilization
U.S. has higher administrative and pharmaceutical costs than 10 other high-income countries
ACC: Carvedilol Doesn’t Prevent Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity
Carvedilol does not prevent reduction in LVEF in breast cancer but is linked to lower troponin I levels
Racial Variation in Median Age of Female Breast Cancer Diagnosis
More black, Hispanic, Asian patients diagnosed at younger than 50 years than white patients
Three-Pronged Approach Can Improve Physician Engagement
Strategy used by one practice improved physician engagement and relieved burnout
More Evidence Colonoscopy Cuts Colorectal Cancer Mortality
Colonoscopy lessens mortality for all colorectal cancer, but more so for left-sided disease