Cancer Screening Less Likely Among Current Smokers
Findings based on guideline-based screening for breast, prostate, colorectal cancer
Access to Care Worse for Sexual-Minority Cancer Survivors
Sexual-minority women with access deficits have increased odds of poor physical, mental quality of life
Readmission Rates Vary Little Among Primary Care Doctors
One of 4,230 PCPs had readmission rate that was significantly above the mean
Mometasone, Tiotropium Do Not Top Placebo in Mild Asthma
And budesonide-formoterol superior to albuterol for prevention of asthma exacerbations
Sleep Duration Tied to Adverse Measures of Glycemia
Findings seen among adults with prediabetes or recently diagnosed, untreated type 2 diabetes
Private Insurers Pay 241 Percent of What Medicare Would Pay
RAND researchers recommend private insurers move toward fixed-price arrangements
Many Lives Could Be Saved if All Hospitals Had Grade A Rating
Patients at D, F hospitals have 91.8 percent increased risk for avoidable death compared with A hospitals
CDC: Salmonella Outbreaks Linked to Backyard Poultry
52 people sickened and five people have been hospitalized; no deaths reported
More U.S. Adults Show Signs of Despair As They Enter Middle Age
Pattern generalized across races, education levels, geography
Quitting Smoking Lowers Risk for Bladder Cancer Postmenopause
Significant drop seen in first 10 years of cessation, continues to decrease as cessation time increases
