Advertisement
A vaping industry group has launched legal action to delay the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's upcoming review of electronic cigarettes.

Vaping Industry Group Sues to Delay FDA Review of E-Cigarettes

0
Current deadline is May 2020 for all companies to submit their vaping products for federal review
Advertising current local health-related research using large TV monitors in emergency department waiting rooms can increase the short-term interest in health-related research

Advertising Can Promote Interest in Health-Related Research

0
Short-term interest significantly increased for those viewing large TV monitors in ED waiting room
Use of non-hospital-based provider-to-patient telehealth grew almost 1

Non-Hospital-Based Provider-to-Patient Telehealth Use Growing

0
2014 to 2018 saw increase of 1,393 percent from 0.007 to 0.104 percent of all medical claim lines
Deep natural language processing may be able to estimate the presence of active cancer

AI Tool Discerns Lung Cancer Outcomes From Imaging Reports

0
Deep natural language processing used to detect presence of lung cancer and treatment response
Among elderly patients

Flu Vaccine Tied to Better Long-Term Outcomes in Elderly ICU Survivors

0
Those who are vaccinated have lower risk for stroke, death in year following ICU discharge
Nearly two-thirds of actively practicing physicians are still carrying medical school debt

One-Third of Physicians Will Take 10+ Years to Pay Off Debt

0
Survey shows that taking extra shifts is one strategy to help doctors pay off medical school debt
Quantifying obstructive sleep apnea traits using clinical polysomnography may identify an endotype-based subgroup of patients that is responsive to oral appliance therapy

Sleep Apnea Traits May Predict Response to Oral Appliance Tx

0
Response more likely with favorable nonpharyngeal traits, moderate pharyngeal collapsibility
Cancer survivors with high-deductible health plans are more likely to experience delayed or foregone care

Delayed/Foregone Care More Likely for Cancer Survivors With HDHPs

0
Having a health savings account can mitigate the impact of the high-deductible health plan
Elderly HIV-infected patients with cancer have worse outcomes than HIV-uninfected patients with cancer

Worse Cancer Outcomes for Elderly HIV-Infected Patients

0
Significantly higher rates of relapse or death for HIV-infected men with prostate cancer, women with breast cancer
In an official American Thoracic Society clinical practice guideline

Recommendations Developed for Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome

0
Interventions producing sustained weight loss of 25 to 30 percent of body weight recommended