Intradiscal Steroid Offers Short-Term Relief of Lower Back Pain
Reduction in pain at one month, but not 12 months, for chronic low back pain with active discopathy
Black, Asian Medical Students Less Likely to Be AΩA Members
After adjustment, black, Asian medical students are less likely than white students to be AΩA members
Radical Prostatectomy Linked to Greater Drop in Sexual Function
And, treatment strategies for localized prostate cancer linked to distinct pattern of adverse effects
Raised CTCs Precede Recurrence in Locally-Advanced NSCLC
Fifteen of 20 patients with recurrence had increase in circulating tumor cell counts post chemoradiation
Post-RFA Mortality Up for ESRD Patients Who Receive Dialysis
Dialyzed patients have higher in-hospital mortality, hemorrhagic complications after RFA for HCC
Counseling Visit Helps Patients Decide About Lung CA Screening
Improves patient knowledge of eligibility criteria, benefits, harms of screening with low-dose CT
Video Helps Patients Meet Radiotherapy Educational Needs
Ninety-eight percent of patients reported that video was useful for meeting at least one educational need
Wearable Radiation Safety Devices Offer Some Protection
Leaded glasses reduce dose to ocular lens by 27 to 62 percent; surgical cap reduces dose by 3.3 percent
Noninvasive Imaging Deemed Adequate in Prediction of MACE
CT angio + perfusion imaging similar to ICA, photon emission CT for two-year MACE prediction
Significant Cost Savings for Evidence-Based Radiation Tx
Shorter course less expensive, equally effective in certain patients, researchers say
