Physicians Concerned By Increasing Cost of Generics
Pennsylvania docs call for state- and national-level medical associations to address issue
Active Asthma Ups Risk of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture also increased
Caplacizumab Shows Potential for Treating Acquired TTP
In a phase 2 study, the biopharmaceutical induced faster resolution of acute TTP episode than placebo
Rates of BRCA Mutation Testing Increasing in Young Women
Among young women diagnosed with breast cancer, frequency of testing >95 percent in 2013
Cola Intake Increases Exposure of Erlotinib
Findings in patients treated with esomeprazole; likely due to pH-dependent solubility
Subclinical Hypothyroidism May Not Up VTE Recurrence Risk
Also, subclinical hyperthyroidism may be associated with lower risk of recurrent VTE in the elderly
Thyroid Cancer Risk Up Following Breast Cancer and Vice Versa
Review finds odds up for developing thyroid or breast cancer as secondary malignancy after the other
AMA Highlights Issues Relating to Medical Liability Reform
New ideas likely to be implemented in 2016 to address existing, developing issues in medical liability
Variable Impact of USPSTF Guidance Against PSA Screen
Differential effect of 2012 USPSTF recommendations for primary care providers, urologists
New System Can Assess Severity of Von Willebrand Disease
Microchip-flow chamber system can discriminate and predict the bleeding score in type 1 VWD
