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Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging can add to mammography in predicting the extent of ductal carcinoma in situ

Pre-Op MRI Improves Accuracy for Predicting Extent of DCIS

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Preoperative MRI adds to accuracy of mammography in predicting disease extent
Demand for medical office space for ambulatory care is at a high point and looks likely to continue increasing

Demand for Medical Office Space High and Increasing

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Vacancy rate for medical office buildings 9.5 percent in third quarter of 2015; lowest since 2007
Clipping nodes with biopsy-confirmed metastatic disease improves pathologic evaluation among patients with breast cancer

Clipping Nodes Improves Pathologic Evaluation

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Marking nodes with biopsy-confirmed metastatic disease allows for selective removal
Rosacea is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing glioma

Rosacea Linked to Increased Risk of Glioma

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Mechanisms dependent on matrix metalloproteinases may explain the association
For warfarin-treated patients

Carbamazepine Affects Warfarin Anticoagulation

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Carbamazepine co-treatment linked to subtherapeutic anticoagulative effect of warfarin
The top four issues that will be promoted in state legislation in 2016 were discussed at the 2016 American Medical Association (AMA) State Legislative Strategy Conference

AMA Highlights Top Four Issues to Promote in State Legislation

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Issues include physician-led team-based care, improving patient health, reducing rx drug overdose
Halaven (eribulin mesylate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first chemotherapy drug shown to improve survival in people with advanced liposarcoma.

FDA Approves Halaven for Advanced Liposarcoma

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FDA says it's first liposarcoma drug to improve survival
Breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor-positive disease have elevated annualized hazards of recurrence during extended follow-up

Extended Elevated Recurrence Rates for ER-Positive Breast CA

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Elevated recurrence rate during extended follow-up for patients with no axillary involvement, + nodes
Neutropenia is associated with viral infections and hematological malignancies in a dose-dependent manner

Clinical Significance of Varying Degrees of Neutropenia Explored

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Dose-dependent correlation for viral infections, hematological malignancies, and mortality
Alternative payment models have been and are being developed that can allow physicians to offer new and improved services to their patients

Alternative Payment Models Can Help Improve Patient Care

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Seven models described that address three physician needs, including ability to deliver high-value service