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Radiotherapy is effective in regional control of node-positive malignant melanoma

Radiotherapy Aids Regional Control of Node+ Melanoma

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However, risk of early distant relapse is close to 50 percent
Doctors are spending more than $32

Doctors Spending in Excess of $32,000 on Health IT

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Costs increased by 40 percent between 2009 and 2015 and are expected to continue increasing
Routine assessment of the aorta during a computed tomography colonography may aid in aneurysm detection

CT Colonography May Be Useful for Aneurysm Detection

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Computed tomography colonography diagnoses nearly one in five small aneurysm patients
A new resource has been developed to help physicians identify distressed colleagues and help them to access care

New AMA Module Helps Identify Physician Distress

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Module includes steps to ID doctors at risk, such as talking about risk factors, warning signs for suicide
Meditation can allow attending physicians to be "in attendance" in order to heal and maintain personal well-being

Meditation Recommended for Helping Attendings ‘Attend’

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Expert says meditation should be practiced every day and can help address burnout
For patients with head and neck cancer

Shorter Duration of Feeding Tube Placement With IMRT

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Findings among patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive intensity modulated RT
In patients with pathological stage II or III gastric cancer

Retrieved Lymph Node Number Affects Prognosis in Gastric CA

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Number of retrieved lymph nodes independent poor prognostic factor in pStage II or III gastric cancer

American Society for Radiation Oncology, Sept. 25-28

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The 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held...
Roughly one in every five American health care workers do not receive the annual influenza vaccination

CDC: Too Many Health Care Workers Not Getting Flu Vaccine

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Vaccination protects both workers and patients
Total body irradiation alters intracellular signaling and epigenetic pathways regulating cell proliferation and differentiation of skeletal muscle and adipose progenitor cells

Radiation Effect on Epigenetic Modifiers May Up Metabolic Risk

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Insulin signaling chronically disrupted in skeletal muscle, adipose progenitor cells from irradiated mice