New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress
Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’
Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
Shorter Duration of Feeding Tube Placement With IMRT
Findings among patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive intensity modulated RT
Lung Cancer Decision Aids Are Helpful for Patients
Patient understanding of lung cancer screening increased after participation in focus groups
Retrieved Lymph Node Number Affects Prognosis in Gastric CA
Number of retrieved lymph nodes independent poor prognostic factor in pStage II or III gastric cancer
Platelet Transfusion Has Minimal Effect for Reversing Ticagrelor
Platelet transfusion 48 hours after clopidogrel has small reversing effect post-transfusion
American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 25-28
The 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held...
CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine
Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Considerable Number of Doctors Attend Patient Funerals
But major differences between specialties in terms of attendance, barriers and benefits tied to attendance
More Evidence HPV Vaccine Protects Against Cervical Cancer
Protection appears to occur even when only one or two of the recommended doses are given
