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For patients undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection

Shorter Fasting After Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Feasible

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Significantly shorter duration of hospital stay, greater patient satisfaction with short fasting period
Three simple steps could decrease opioid-related mortality by about a third

Rx Changes, Counseling, Regular Visits Can Cut Opioid Deaths

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Doctors can help by not prescribing to certain patients and seeing patients every three months
For patients with condyloma acuminatum

Two-Step Irradiance Better for Condyloma Acuminatum

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Two-step irradiance schedule significantly reduced patients' pain versus single-dose cold compress
Patients with head and neck cancer have reduced life expectancy

Reduced Cancer-Independent Life Expectancy in Head, Neck Cancer

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Cancer-independent life expectancy 6.5 years shorter for patients with head and neck cancer
For women aged 50 years or younger who have undergone breast conservation therapy

Adding MRI to Mammography Ups Detection of Breast Cancer

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Findings in women aged ≤50 years who had undergone breast conservation therapy
Medicare Advantage is associated with more racial disparity than traditional Medicare for hospital readmissions

More Racial Disparity With Medicare Advantage

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More racial disparity versus traditional Medicare for hospital readmissions for six major surgeries
Shared decision-making is being emphasized in new American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists mammography screening guidelines for women at average risk of breast cancer.

ACOG: Shared Decision-Making Key to Breast Cancer Screening

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Critically important for patient's value, preferences be factored into process, ACOG leader says
From 1991 to 2014 there was minimal change in health spending by state

1991-2014 Saw Minimal Change in Health Spending Per State

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Recession and recovery, implementation of health reform impacted health care coverage
Patients with low back pain who are depressed are more likely to be prescribed opioids

Opioid Rx Too Often Given to Back Pain Patients With Depression

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Researchers find these patients are also more likely to get higher doses of opioids
Breast cancer risk peaks around the 40s for BRCA1 mutation carriers and around the 50s for BRCA2 carriers

Family Hx, Mutation Position Key Variables in BRCA1/2 Cancer Risk

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Study findings provide cancer risk patterns based on BRCA status using prospective data