Pembrolizumab Not Better Than PTX for Advanced Gastric Cancer
Survival no better with second-line pembrolizumab than paclitaxel for gastric, gastro-esophageal cancer
Irrigation Water Likely Cause of Romaine Lettuce E. Coli Outbreak
According to the CDC, outbreak that started in the spring and is now over
Practice Management Can Improve Efficiency
Suggestions include doing a financial analysis, using scribes, renegotiating insurance contracts
Direct Primary Care Can Be Beneficial to Patients
Conversion to direct primary care models can allow better patient care at reasonable cost
Prehabilitation May Improve Post Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
3-pronged approach targets nutritional status, exercise capacity, and worry reduction
Prolonged Leisure-Time Sitting Tied to Increased Mortality Risk
Increase in all-cause, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, suicide, COPD mortality
Data Needed on New Type 2 Diabetes Therapies in Pregnancy
Scarce data on new glucose-lowering agents, with high risk for bias toward negative outcomes
Decision Tree Model Can ID Behaviors Linked to Sunburn Risk
Decision tree approach superior to composite score approach for classifying cases with sunburn
Twitter Posts Reveal Use of JUUL Vaporizer by Minors at School
Few JUUL-related Twitter posts mention topic of smoking cessation
Weight Loss Linked to Reversal of Atrial Fibrillation Progression
Increased weight loss with risk factor management associated with greater atrial fibrillation freedom
