Value-Driven Outcomes Tool Can Cut Health Care Costs
Highest variability in costs identified for post-op infection and sepsis, lowest for organ transplant
Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity Up Risk of Mortality in CRC
Obese patients with metabolic syndrome have increased risk of all-cause, CRC-related death
New Anticancer Drugs Up Costs and Life Expectancy Considerably
Lifetime costs up $72,000, life expectancy up 13 months with new drug use in breast cancer
Magnifying Endoscopy With Enhanced Imaging IDs Gastric CA
ME-IEE may provide better diagnostic performance than conventional white light imaging
Pregnancy Screens Lacking for Teens With Leukemia
Low rates for teens with acute leukemia and ER visits before teratogenic exposures
Lean Processes Can Cut Wait Times at VA Hospitals
Drop in mean patient wait times for elective general surgical procedures; increase in operating volume
White Matter Damage Linked to Cognitive Impairment in CAD
Associations for lesion topography, white matter tract damage in carotid artery disease
Whole Brain Radiotherapy Offers Little Benefit in Brain Mets
Randomized trial shows limited clinical benefit for patients with NSCLC and brain metastases
Ultrashort Echo-Time MRI IDs Lung Abnormalities in CF
Strong correlations for CT and UTE MRI scores for pediatric CF patients for bronchiectasis, overall score
U/S Can Diagnose Compression of Deep Peroneal Nerve
Ultrasound exam identified presence of ganglion cyst, which was compressing lateral branch of DPN
