Financial Incentives Found to Up Colonoscopy Participation
Those offered cash to get cancer screening were twice as likely to do so, researchers say
Left Ventricular Mass Index Predicts All-Cause Mortality
Predicts mortality, need for revascularization in those undergoing invasive coronary angiography
Many With Cancer Hospitalized, Undergo Imaging at End of Life
Among young adults not enrolled in hospice, opioid use in the last 30 days of life decreased over time
Vascular Targeted Photodynamic Tx Aids Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
Achieves an 82 percent rate of absent clinically significant cancer in treated lobes
Stress Echo Value Questioned for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
Neither increase in mean pressure gradient, systolic pulmonary artery pressure predicted outcome
MYCN Copy Number Tied to Poor Features in Neuroblastoma
Patients with MYCN gain had inferior outcomes, including lowest response rate after chemo
CCTA Accurate for Assessing Angiographic Outcomes After BVS
Coronary CT angiography accurate after implantation of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds
Prevalence of Vertebral Fracture Varies With Assessment Method
Significantly different prevalence for quantitative morphometry, algorithm based qualitative methods
Average Increase in Physician Compensation 2.9% in 2016
Overall, 77 percent of physician specialties experienced increases in compensation
Educational Intervention Doesn’t Up Hand, Stethoscope Hygiene
No significant increase in hand hygiene; stethoscope hygiene remained at zero after intervention
