Cancer Therapies May Trigger Aging Phenotypes in Survivors
Chemotherapies, radiation have direct effects on telomere length, epigenetic modifications, microRNA
Year One Results Out for Value-Based Payment Modifier Program
Overall, 29.3 percent of eligible practices failed to register and report data and received a penalty
Flu Vaccine Expected to Protect Against Most U.S. H3N2 Viruses
Current vaccine projected to be more effective in 2018 U.S. flu season vs 2017 Australian flu season
Breathing Retraining Beneficial in Patients With Asthma
Improvements in patients randomized to DVD and printed booklet intervention, face-to-face sessions
Day-Care Centers Have More Allergens Than Homes
Findings show mite, mouse, cat, and dog allergens common in day-care centers
Stereotactic Body Radiation Can Cut Ventricular Tachycardia
Reduction from baseline of 99.9 percent in episodes of ventricular tachycardia in five patients
Observation Care Cost Saving in Commercially-Insured Patients
Total, out-of-pocket spending considerably lower for observation care; both increased from '09 to '13
In Utero Methylphenidate Exposure Tied to Heart Defects
Intrauterine exposure linked to small increase in risk of cardiac malformations based on U.S., Nordic data
DNA Sequencing Identifies Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Six rare mutations identified in seven subjects that would not have been uncovered without sequencing
CABG May Be Best Method to Revascularize in Diabetes
Cardiac, cerebrovascular events lower in patients with multivessel coronary artery disease
