Pay Inequality, Work-Life Balance Top Concerns for Female Docs
Despite challenges, 86 percent say they are likely to continue practicing as doctors for rest of career
Provider Advice Impacts Breast Cancer Prevention Decisions
Worry, trust also affect choice on whether to use selective estrogen receptor modulators
Patient Factors Differ for Surgical, All-Cause Readmission
Highest odds of return to theater after hip surgery tied to drug abuse, psychoses, dementia, depression
Communication Program Doesn’t Raise Hospital Liability Costs
The few program events that met eligibility criteria for compensation were not costly to resolve
MI Incidence Down With CT Angiography in Suspected CAD
But no reduction in mortality, cardiac hospitalizations for CCTA versus functional stress testing
More U.S. Measles Cases From No Vaccine vs. Imported Disease
Failure to vaccinate, rather than vaccine performance, appears to be driving transmission
Overall Breast Cancer Incidence Up for Some in 2005-2014
Incidence up for Asian/Pacific Islanders, non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, not non-Hispanic whites
Adding Surveillance to FIT Screening Cuts CRC Mortality
But addition of surveillance is not cost-effective based on Dutch incremental cost-effectiveness ratio
Hospital Discharges for Prescription Opioids Have Fallen
But inpatient and ED discharges related to heroin have increased in past decade
Tattoo Pigment Hypersensitivity Can Mimic Lymphoma
Case report describes patient with multiple enlarged lymph nodes seen on PET-CT years after tattoo
