New Interactive Module Aims to Clarify Professional Boundaries
Module focuses on potential boundary violations relating to treating family, colleagues, receiving gifts
Location of Body Fat Can Indicate Obesity-Related Cancer Risk
Where fat is carried is as strong a predictor as BMI, researchers suggest
Social Contagion Impacts Imaging Use in Breast Cancer
Higher likelihood of MRI, PET use for women assigned to surgeons whose peers had highest use
Mortality Rates Found Lower at Major Teaching Hospitals
Researchers assessed 30-day survival for older patients
Reducing Caloric Intake Appears to Slow Biological Aging
Study found middle-aged adults who reduced their intake showed slower biological aging
Doctors Urged to Check Patient Drug History Before Opioid Rx
Opioid abuse down when physicians are legally obligated to check patient's drug history
Regular Chocolate Consumption May Lower Risk of A-Fib
13-year study finds lower odds for atrial fibrillation in people eating moderate amounts
FDA Approves Keytruda for All Cancers With Genetic Biomarker
First medication sanctioned for any cancer, regardless of origin
Double-Edged Health Care Experience for Endometriosis
Destructive side linked to ignorance, exposure, disbelief; constructive side to feeling acknowledged
Normal Meal Tolerance Test Is Practical, Reliable in T2DM
But glucagon stimulation test should be used instead for patients in hyperglycemic state
