July 2019 Briefing – Radiology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Radiology for July 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
Kaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers
Workers are demanding the nation's largest nonprofit, private health care provider address low staffing levels
Common Cancer Screenings May Not Extend Life Longevity
Meta-analysis only shows a 110-day survival benefit for colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy
2019 Residency Match Day Was Largest in History
Internal medicine programs offered a record 8,116 categorical, 396 primary care positions
Cortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis Tracked With 7.0-T MRI
Development of cortical lesions surpassed that of white matter lesions, linked to neurologic disability
Gaps in Care Post Discharge for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Thirty-nine percent with positive finding on CT had not seen medical practitioner within three months
Patient Portals Don’t Appear to Have Much Traction
Patients not accessing them, physicians not using full range of features
ASCO: SWOG Trials Have Had Considerable Impact on Cancer
Estimated 3.34 million life-years gained through 2015 from 23 positive SWOG treatment trials
Heterogeneity of PET/CT Imaging Phenotype Prognostic in mCRPC
Assessments of androgen receptor, glycolysis prognostic in castration-resistant prostate Cancer
ASCO: Drop in Cancer Mortality Greater With Medicaid Expansion
Estimated 785 fewer cancer deaths in 2017 in states that expanded Medicaid
