Higher Breast CA Risk Seen for Obese Postmenopausal Women
Researchers report the increased risk may be as high as 58 percent
Extra Time During MCAT Linked to Less Success in Med School
No impact on medical school admission rate, but lower rate of passing Step examinations
One Vaccine Dose May Adequately Protect Against HPV
Two large international trials suggest single immunization may be as good as two or three
Geographic Location Most Important for Residents
Lifestyle, adequate call hours and personal time, good financial package also important
Report Offers Guidance on Medical Ethics Education
Novel approaches to learning encouraged, such as flipped classroom, use of reflective narratives
Anticoagulation Appears Safe for Patients With Brain Mets
Treatment does not cause significant increase in incidence of intracranial hemorrhage
Analysis Targets U.S. Hospitals With Highest Markups
In the 50 hospitals with highest charge-to-cost ratio, charges 10-fold above Medicare-allowable costs
Cardiac Dysfunction in Childhood Cancer Survivors Examined
Long-term survivors have greater prevalence of abnormal global longitudinal strain, diastolic function
AMA Offers Guidance for Physician-Hospital Relationships
Six principles of success described for integrated leadership between hospitals, physicians
Cancers ID’d With Maternal Plasma Cell-Free DNA Sequencing
Sequencing as part of routine noninvasive prenatal testing enables presymptomatic ID of tumors
