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Occupational Risk of Bladder Cancer on the Rise
Odds for the disease climbing faster among women than men in the workforce
More Severe Psoriasis Equals More Vascular Inflammation
Relationship held after accounting for other cardiovascular disease risk factors
Study of Daclizumab Yields Mixed Results in Multiple Sclerosis
Relapse rates with daclizumab were lower than with a standard therapy, but side effects were greater
Buffered Crystalloid Solution Doesn’t Cut AKI Risk
Risk of developing acute kidney injury similar with buffered crystalloid, saline
Young Cancer Survivors May Need Lifelong Screenings
Patients successfully treated at age 15 to 39 nearly 60 percent more likely to develop another cancer
Troponin Cut-Off Could Help Reduce Admissions, Costs
Could rule out MI for two-thirds of patients evaluated in emergency department
Lasting Outcomes Similar for Carpal Tunnel Release Surgeries
Outcomes similar for open and endoscopic release surgery after mean of 12.8 years
Substantial Proportion of Revisits Post Ambulatory Sx Occur in ER
Across six diverse types of surgery, revisits seen in 94.9 per 1,000 operations
Extended RAS Testing Urged Before EGFR MoAB Therapy
Extended testing recommended for mutations in KRAS, NRAS in patients with metastatic CRC
Most Cancer Patients Believe Surgery Will Be Curative
Findings even among patients with stage IV lung, colorectal cancer
