Expected Burden of Lung Cancer High for People Living With HIV
PLWH who adhere to antiretroviral tx but smoke are substantially more likely to die from lung cancer
Postmarketing Adverse Events Low for CardioMEMS HF System
Of the 5,500 implants during the first three years after FDA approval, 155 reports described 177 events
Hospital Quality Independently Impacts Readmission Rates
Readmission rates differ for patients with similar diagnoses admitted to best versus worst hospitals
‘Science Spin’ Found Prevalent in Biomedical Literature
Nature of spin varies, with highest variability in prevalence of spin seen in trials
Doctors Spend Almost Six Hours Per Day on EHR Tasks
Clerical and administrative tasks including order entry, billing account for almost half of hours
Physicians Tweeting About Drugs May Have Conflict of Interest
Physicians with financial conflict of interest often mention specific drugs for which they have a conflict
Assay Can ID M. tuberculosis Resistance Mutations
Assay detects mutations associated with resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides
FDA Approves First Biosimilar Drug for Cancer
Mvasi (bevacizumab-awwb) is biosimilar to Avastin
Ablating Non-Pulmonary Vein Triggers Improves A-Fib Outcome
Success rate 81 percent for those with, 8 percent for those without non-pulmonary vein ablation
AACR Releases 2017 Cancer Progress Report
Twenty-five percent decrease in age-adjusted U.S. cancer death rate from 1991 to 2014
