Checkpoint Inhibitors No Less Safe With Radiation
Combination does not increase immune-related adverse events in metastatic lung cancer patients
Embezzlement Widespread in Medical Practices
Red flags include employee being secretive about their work, working late, not wanting to share tasks
ASTRO: SBRT Prolongs Survival in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Trial stopped after significant improvement in progression-free survival in metastatic NSCLC
More Than 78 Percent of Health Care Personnel Receive Flu Shot
But only 53.6 percent of pregnant women received flu shot before/during pregnancy in 2016-2017
Cancer Risk Up for RA Patients With Venous Thromboembolism
Risk of cancer increased during the first year after VTE and in longer follow-up period
Fragmented QRS Predicts Cardiac Death During Exercise
Fragmented QRS complex in anterior leads seen more commonly in group exercising at time of death
Working With a Scribe Improves Physician Satisfaction
When scribes draft documents, physicians happier with chart quality and accuracy, time with patients
Infusion of Umbilical Cord Stem Cells Safe, Effective in HFrEF
Improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction, NYHA function class, QOL with UC-MSC infusion
ASTRO: Standard-Dose CRT Beats Higher Dose in Stage III NSCLC
Significantly improved five-year overall survival rates with 60 Gy chemoradiation tx versus high-dose
Pneumococcal Vaccine for Only Half With Work-Related Asthma
54 percent of adults with work-related asthma, 35 percent with non-work-related asthma vaccinated
