Physicians Should Plan Exit Strategy in Advance
Planning 3 to 5 years in advance recommended; practice can be transitioned rather than closed
Restrictive Transfusion Threshold No Better Post Cardiac Surgery
Restrictive threshold not superior to liberal threshold for morbidity, health care costs
Psychosocial Phone Counseling Aids Cervical Cancer Survivors
Improvements in depression; lasting improvement in gynecologic and cancer-specific concerns
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Beats Prone Stereotactic VAB
Superior clinical performance for digital breast tomosynthesis-guided vacuum-assisted biopsy
No Link Found Between Vitamin D Level and Fatal Prostate Cancer
Also, no significant associations found between vitamin D-related SNPs and fatal prostate cancer
AAMC: Significant Shortfall of Physicians Projected for 2025
Demand for physicians increasing faster than supply; shortfall expected to reach 46,100 to 90,400 by 2025
Statins May Help Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer
Findings among men taking a statin alongside androgen deprivation therapy
FDA Approves Unituxin for High-Risk Neuroblastoma
First approval for a therapy aimed specifically to treat the rare pediatric cancer
ENDO: Breast Cancer Linked to Higher Risk of Thyroid Cancer
Increased risk seen particularly within five years of breast cancer diagnosis
Vegetarian Diet Tied to Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Benefits greatest for fish eaters, researchers say