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Problematic clauses in physicians' contracts can impact patient care and professionalism

Physicians’ Contracts Can Affect Patients, Professionalism

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Problematic clauses in contracts include blanket confidentiality clauses, termination without cause
Physicians who are married to a highly-educated spouse are less likely to work in rural underserved areas

Spouse Education Level May Impact Choice for Rural Practice

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Lower odds of working in rural HPSA for physicians married to a highly-educated spouse
Individuals with type 1 diabetes appear to have a higher risk for cancers of the stomach

Type 1 Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk of Certain Cancers

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Study suggests that odds increase for some types of tumors, but drop for others
The Supreme Court has ruled against state efforts to collect health care data from insurance plans.

SCOTUS: States Can’t Force Health Care Data Release

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Supreme Court rules states can't force health insurers to turn over data
The risk of colorectal cancer is increased after a diagnosis of prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Tied to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk

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Risk highest for rectal cancer among prostate cancer patients treated with radiation

February 2016 Briefing – Urology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Urology for February 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Plasma uric acid levels are significantly lower in adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes than in healthy control subjects

Uric Acid Levels Low in Teens With Type 1 Diabetes

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Unlike in adults, there is no association between uric acid, cardiorenal parameters
In a media statement issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC Issues Advice for Travel to Rio 2016 Summer Olympics

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Pregnant women should consider not travelling to the 2016 Olympics, Paralympics
In an article published online Feb. 23 in the Annals of Internal Medicine

Suggestions for Optimizing Practice Feedback Effectiveness

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Practice feedback interventions relate to nature of desired action, feedback display, delivery of feedback
For men with localized prostate cancer undergoing radical prostatectomy

Lower 25-OH D Tied to Adverse Pathology in Full Prostatectomy

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Insufficiency/deficiency of serum 25-OH D linked to increased odds of adverse pathology