Smoking Still Responsible for Many U.S. Cancer Deaths
Linked to close to one-third of fatal cancers in patients 35 and older
Financial Toxicity Is a Relevant Cancer Outcome Measure
Health-related quality of life correlated with financial toxicity in cancer patients
CDC Urges Dental Sealants for All Low-Income Children
Treatments protect against most cavities -- reducing pain and dental costs
Lower Monthly Premiums for Narrow-Network Plans
Extra-small-network plan has less expensive monthly premium than large-network plan
Doctors Better Diagnosticians Than Symptom-Checker Programs
Popular symptom checkers were half as accurate in comparison study
Copay Assist Programs Creating Problems in Health Care Markets
Despite offering assistance to those who cannot afford meds, programs create broader problems
Gene Associated With Risk of Acute Otitis Media
Finding could point to better treatments
Daily Intranasal Steroid Tx Not Better for Allergy Relief
Findings based on number of symptom-free days for daily versus as-needed treatment
Nivolumab Ups Overall Survival in Head, Neck Cancer
Longer overall survival compared with single-agent therapy for platinum-refractory squamous-cell cancer
U.S. Health Care System Is One of the Least Efficient Worldwide
America ranked 50 out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index
