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Australia's national education program improves general practitioner knowledge about radiation therapy (RT) and may influence patient referrals for RT

Education Program Builds GP’s Knowledge of Radiation Therapy

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Australia's national education program may improve patient referrals, cancer care
Disparities in exposure to diabetes-associated environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals may contribute to disparities in diabetes

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Linked to Diabetes Disparities

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Exposure to diabetes-associated environmental EDCs may contribute to racial, socioeconomic disparities
For adolescents with suspicion for polycystic ovary syndrome

MRI-Based Ovarian Morphologic Measurements Can ID PCOS

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Ovarian volume, follicles per ovary measuring 9 mm or smaller were most accurate for ID'ing PCOS
For patients with human papillomavirus-associated cancers

Sex, Race, Age Disparities in Survival for HPV-Linked Cancer

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Whites have consistently higher five-year survival than blacks for all cancers across all age groups
The five-year risks of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN3)

Risk of ≥CIN3 Drops With Negative HPV, Cytology Co-Tests

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Decrease in 5-year ≥CIN3 risks after each successive negative round of HPV, cytology co-testing
The prevalence of arthritis in the United States seems to have been underestimated

Prevalence of Arthritis Underestimated in United States

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Arthritis affected 91.2 million adults in 2015, including 61.1 million aged 18 to 64 years in 2015
The Value-Based Payment Modifier is not associated with performance differences between practices serving higher-risk and lower-risk patients

Value-Based Payment Modifier Not Tied to Practice Performance

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Performance differences between practices narrowed after adjustment for patient characteristics
Clinician denial of some types of tests requested by patients is associated with worse patient satisfaction with the clinician

Clinician Denial of Patient Requests Impacts Satisfaction

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Worse satisfaction in association with denial of request for referral, pain meds, other meds, lab tests
HIV is being diagnosed sooner after infection than previously reported

CDC: HIV Being Diagnosed Sooner After Infection

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Increase in percentage of people at increased risk for HIV who reported getting an HIV test in past year
Coffee consumption seems safe and is associated with reduced risk for various health outcomes

Coffee Consumption Appears to Provide More Benefit Than Harm

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Largest relative reduction in health outcomes seen with intake of three to four cups/day versus none