Independence Valued Over Survival for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients
Adults with neuroendocrine tumors value independence as most important, with most valuing their future versus current quality of life
Ransomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
Nearly twofold increase in annual number of attacks seen from 2016 to 2021, exposing information of nearly 42 million patients
Costs, Effectiveness of Laparoscopic, Open Gastrectomy Similar
Minimal difference observed in total costs and effectiveness after one year of follow-up
Black Patients Less Likely to Undergo Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery
Furthermore, Black patients more likely to experience major complications, death than White patients
1990 to 2019 Saw Improvement in Women’s Representation in Academic Medicine
However, representation of underrepresented minorities only increased modestly overall
Prices for Total Joint Arthroplasty Not Linked to Hospital Quality
No association seen between mean negotiated price and TJA complication rate, readmission rate, hospital performance score
Computer Vision Approach Identifies Posterior Thoracolumbar Hardware
Model performed five-way classification with 79 percent accuracy in 14 seconds on 100 test images
Blacks More Likely to Undergo Emergency Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
Emergency surgery associated with incomplete oncologic evaluation, and increased incidence of postoperative complications, including mortality
Rural Hospital Closures Put Strain on Nearby Hospitals
In two years following a rural hospital closure, nearby hospitals see increase in emergency department visits and hospital admissions
Children’s Firearm Injuries Up During the Pandemic
Significant increases seen among children who are Black, very young, and with public insurance
