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Though a growing number of Americans are able to afford prescription medications

ACA Is Helping More Americans Afford Prescriptions

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Improvement seen in all age levels, but millions still struggle with the cost of prescription drugs
Fourteen genes have been identified that may help determine whether a cancer treatment could help a patient

Biomarker Score May Help Predict Response to Cancer Treatment

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Researchers say finding might help identify patients most likely to be helped by chemotherapy, radiation
For acute major bleeding within 18 hours after factor Xa inhibitor administration

Andexanet Bolus, Infusion Cuts Anti-Factor Xa Activity

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Findings in patients with acute major bleeding associated with factor Xa inhibitors
Trained radiologists can identify abnormal mammograms in a half-second

Some Radiologists Can Detect Breast Cancer at First Glance

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Skilled radiologists see abnormalities immediately, and researchers want to learn how they do it
Informal caregiver well-being is associated with patient-perceived quality of care

Caregiver Well-Being Linked to Quality of Cancer Patient Care

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Patients whose caregivers had depressive symptoms more likely to report fair or poor quality of care
Acneiform eruptions due to the BRAF kinase inhibitor vemurafenib in a patient with multiple metastatic melanoma lesions are described in a case report published online Aug. 11 in the Journal of Dermatology.

Acneiform Eruptions Observed After Vemurafenib Treatment

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Case report describes acneiform eruptions after tx of metastatic melanoma lesions with vemurafenib
Many National Comprehensive Cancer Network guideline authors report financial conflicts of interest

Many NCCN Guideline Authors Report Conflicts of Interest

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84 percent of authors receive general payments, 47 percent receive industry research payments
The gap between heart disease and the second-leading cause of death

Cancer Replaces CVD As Leading Cause of Death in 22 States

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Cancer is also now the leading cause of death for a number of minority groups
Excess weight is linked to risk of developing at least eight types of cancer

IARC: Absence of Excess Body Fat Lowers Risk of Many Cancers

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International committee finds slimmer individuals less likely to develop variety of malignancies
Thrombocytopenia is common in pregnancy and can have causes that are serious medical disorders

ACOG Addresses Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy

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Thrombocytopenia is common; some causes could have potential for maternal, fetal morbidity