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Laryngectomy outcomes appear to be associated with hospital volume for such cases

Higher-Volume Hospitals Have Better Laryngectomy Outcomes

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Reduced morbidity associated with a minimum hospital volume threshold of six cases/year
Dry eye seems to have a significant negative impact on prolonged reading

Dry Eye Found to Have Negative Impact on Prolonged Reading

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Dry eye with corneal staining has negative impact on reading speed in prolonged silent reading
A deep learning algorithm

Deep Learning Algorithm Detects Thoracic Pathologies on CXRs

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CheXNeXt achieves radiologist-level performance for 11 pathologies on frontal-view chest radiographs
Severe vulvovaginal atrophy symptoms are associated with worse quality of life in postmenopausal women

Age-Related Vaginal Symptoms Tied to Worse Quality of Life

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Burden of severe symptoms is high among postmenopausal women
Frequent persistent back pain is associated with increased mortality in older women

Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women

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Those with frequent persistent back pain have higher risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer mortality
For individuals with obstructive sleep apnea treated with an optimally titrated mandibular advancement splint

Monitoring Movement Reflects Efficacy of Mandibular Splint

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Monitoring mandibular movement reflects efficacy of oral appliance therapy in obstructive sleep apnea
A liquid biopsy using blood or cerebrospinal fluid can effectively quantify changes in mutation levels among pediatric patients being treated for diffuse midline gliomas

Liquid Biopsy Can Assess Tx Response of Peds Brain Tumors

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Study is the first to document the utility of liquid biopsy in a pediatric brain tumor population
Truxima (rituximab-abbs) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first biosimilar to the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Rituxan

FDA Approves First Biosimilar to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Drug

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Truxima approved to treat adults with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Compared with nonranked hospitals

Lower Mortality Seen for Cardiac Care at Top-Ranked Hospitals

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But readmission rates similar for top-ranked, nonranked hospitals for acute MI and CABG
For patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing gene therapy

Gene Therapy Forms New Polysynaptic Pathways in Parkinson’s

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Patients receiving GAD gene therapy develop unique treatment-dependent polysynaptic brain circuit