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When compared to 12 other industrialized nations

Americans Spend More on Health Care, but Fare Worse

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Comparison with 12 industrialized nations shows more money spent, but life expectancy is lowest
Despite efforts by lawmakers and manufacturers to protect workers and provide safe working environments

Occupational Risk of Bladder Cancer on the Rise

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Odds for the disease climbing faster among women than men in the workforce
As the amount of psoriasis increases

More Severe Psoriasis Equals More Vascular Inflammation

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Relationship held after accounting for other cardiovascular disease risk factors
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Opdivo (nivolumab) to treat patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer whose disease progressed despite platinum-based chemotherapy.

FDA Approves Expanded Use of Opdivo in Advanced Lung Cancer

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Demonstrates survival benefit in both squamous and non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer
A British nurse who survived Ebola has been hospitalized due to a delayed complication from her infection

Ebola Survivor’s Case Points to Delayed Complications

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Health officials say the risk to the general public remains low
For patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Extended RAS Testing Urged Before EGFR MoAB Therapy

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Extended testing recommended for mutations in KRAS, NRAS in patients with metastatic CRC
Overweight and mildly obese women with heart failure may live significantly longer than similarly heavy men with the progressive disease

Being Overweight Helps Women With Heart Failure, but Not Men

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Women with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m² have the greatest survival advantage
Even with recent strides in breast cancer treatment

Early Detection Still Key to Breast Cancer Survival

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Despite advances in treatment, finding smaller tumors linked to better results
The antioxidant N-acetylcysteine appears to accelerate the spread of skin cancer in mice

Safety Concerns Raised for Antioxidant Use in Melanoma

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Mouse study highlights link between N-acetylcysteine and melanoma progression
Teen and young adult cancer survivors are at increased risk for other cancers later in life

Young Cancer Survivors May Need Lifelong Screenings

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Patients successfully treated at age 15 to 39 nearly 60 percent more likely to develop another cancer