Latino Physician Shortage Has Worsened Since 1980
Decrease in Latino physician rate per 100,000 of the Latino population from 1980 to 2010
Targeted Panel Testing Superior for Neuromuscular Diseases
Diagnostic yield three-fold higher for comprehensive panel versus single gene testing
Patients Tend to Prefer Formal Physician Attire
Patient preferences influenced by age, geographic location, context of care
Deaths Due to Smoking Underestimated in U.S.
Each year, 60,000 more smokers die from causes associated with smoking, researchers say
ASA: Cancer Risk Higher for Older Stroke Survivors
But cancer only affected about 2 percent of those in two-year follow-up period
Hepatitis B Screening Endorsed Pre-Immunosuppressive Tx
Antiviral tx recommended to prevent reactivation for those found to be hepatitis B surface antigen-positive
Low Childhood Vitamin D Levels May Up Adult CVD Risk
Chances of atherosclerosis were higher in those who did not get enough of the vitamin when young
HPV16 Seropositivity Relatively Common Before Anal Cancer
Seropositivity tends to increase in blood samples drawn closer to time of cancer diagnosis
Research Misconduct ID’d by FDA Often Unreported in Literature
Only three of 78 published studies mentioned issues of concern uncovered by FDA
Mercury From Seafood Tied to Higher Levels of Autoantibodies
Exposure may raise risk of autoimmune diseases in women
