FDA Down to 5 Weeks of Funding to Review New Drug Applications
Agency cannot accept new fees or applications until the shutdown is over
Personalized Tx May Extend Life in CKD With Small Renal Tumors
Routine partial nephrectomy yielded longest life expectancy in patients with normal renal function
Adoption of Advanced Health IT Capabilities Inconsistent
Degree of EHR standardization strongest predictor of health information technology adoption
American College of Physicians Releases 7th Edition of Ethics Manual
Manual focuses on patient-physician relationship in different scenarios, including telemedicine
Study Explores Influence of Genetics, Environment in Disease
Genetic component for 40 percent of phenotypes studied; 25 percent have environmental risk factors
Prices Still Explain High U.S. Health Care Spending
Health care prices explain difference in spending between United States and other countries
Private Equity Acquisition of Physician Practices Discussed
Critics warn private equity firms might focus on increased profitability at expense of patient care
Increase in Brand-Name Drug Cost Mainly Due to Existing Drugs
Rising costs of oral, injectable generic and specialty drugs mostly driven by new product entry
Many Female Health Care Workers Live in Poverty
Half of black and Latina female health care workers earn less than $15/hour
Cancer Death Rate in U.S. Decreased Continuously From 1991 to 2016
Socioeconomic inequalities are widening, but racial gap in cancer mortality narrowing slowly
