U.S. Health Care Spending Reached $4.9 Trillion in 2023
Health sector's share of the economy was similar in 2023 and 2022, but lower than in 2020 and 2021, during height of COVID-19
2000 to 2024 Saw Rise in Physician Union Petitions
Most organizing efforts motivated by nonfinancial factors
Disparities Seen in Biennial Mammography Screening for Women in in Their 40s
Biennial screening rates lower among non-Hispanic women with other race, lesbian and bisexual women, rural residents
AI Can Accurately Diagnose and Stage COPD With Inspiratory-Only Chest CT
Inclusion of clinical data can improve accuracy of convolutional neural network-based model predictions
SABCS: Chest Wall Irradiation Does Not Impact Survival in Breast Cancer
CWI has no impact on overall survival at 10 years among patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer
Radiological Society of North America, Dec. 1 to 5
CORSWO Model Stratifies Women According to Coronary Risk
CORSWO stratifies women into four risk levels
2004 to 2021 Saw Increase in Distant-Stage Breast Cancer Incidence
Significant increase seen in incidence rates at presentation for women overall, and for those aged 20 to 39, 40 to 74, and 75 years or older
ASH: Blinatumomab + Chemo Aids Survival in B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Estimated disease-free survival 97.5 ± 1.3 and 90.2 ± 2.3 percent with chemotherapy plus blinatumomab, chemo alone in average-risk patients
Clinical Practice Guideline Updated for Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer
Neoadjuvant RT strongly recommended for stage II to III rectal cancer but can be omitted for those at lower risk for locoregional recurrence
