Personal Health Care Spending Continues to Soar in the U.S.
Highest spending on diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and low back and neck pain in 2013
Shortened Abx Inferior for Acute Otitis Media in Children <2 Years
Greater likelihood of clinical failure, higher symptom score for five-day course of amoxicillin-clavulanate
Radiation Dose to Head & Neck Tied to Thyroid Dysfunction Risk
Findings in patients with head and neck cancer receiving RT; female sex, concurrent chemo up risk
Health Care Provider Burnout Negatively Affects Quality, Safety
Health care provider burnout negatively linked to quality and safety of health care
Adjuvant Chemo Plus CRT Best in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Highest survival benefit for addition of AC to CRT, with consistent improvement for all end points
DEA Announces Critical Changes in Registration Renewal Process
The ability to renew a registration online after the expiration date will no longer be available
Hearing Impairment on the Decline in Americans Under 70
Still common, but noise-safety rules and changing smoking patterns may have helped
Microsurgical Head and Neck Reconstruction Is Cost-Effective
Cost-effective versus locoregional flaps for all stages of SCC, especially in early-stage cancer
SIOP Scale Best for Detecting Ototoxicity With Cisplatin Tx
Findings show superiority for SIOP in pediatric patients with planned cisplatin-containing treatment
Attrition Prevalence 18 Percent for General Surgery Residents
Attrition significantly more common for females; uncontrollable lifestyle common cause of attrition
