Differences in Cancer Survival by Type of Insurance
Survival up in patients with private insurance, Medicare; no change or drop with other, no insurance
Targeting Ups Nanoparticle Delivery to Graft Endothelial Cells
Anti-CD31 antibody selectively enhances targeting of NPs to graft ECs of human kidney undergoing NMP
ACC Guides Treatment of Bleeding With Oral Anticoagulation
Pathway supports clinician decision making during management of patients with bleeding complications
November 2017 Briefing – Surgery
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Surgery for November 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
>40% of Cancers, Cancer Deaths Due to Modifiable Risk Factors
Cigarette smoking accounts for highest proportion of cancer cases (19.0 percent), deaths (28.8 percent)
Lobectomy Beats SBRT Survival in Early-Stage NSCLC
Higher cancer mortality for SBRT versus lobectomy; no difference for SBRT, sublobar resection
Mortality Up for Some Cancers in Urban-Dwelling Native Americans
Urban American Indians and Alaskan Natives with cancer have significantly higher comorbidity burden
RSNA: Weight Loss Via Exercise Alone Not Protective for Knees
Lowest rates of increase in cartilage T2 for diet, diet and exercise weight loss groups
Patients Often Uncomfortable With Overlapping Surgeries
But patients, family members neutral toward surgical procedures involving overlap of noncritical portions
Wait Time Linked to Worse Outcomes in Hip Fracture Surgery
Patients receiving surgery after 24 hours have higher risk of 30-day mortality, complications
