AMA Announces Initiative to Reinvent Physician Training
Competitive grant initiative aims to promote change in graduate medical education
Peer Support Aids Patients With T2DM, Depressive Symptoms
Those with diabetes, depressive symptoms in peer support intervention had lower rate of hospitalization
The American Society for Radiation Oncology, Oct. 21-24
The 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology...
Erectile Dysfunction Common in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Hispanic, other race/ethnicity; age at time of study; low testosterone levels were risk factors for ED
Few Smokers With PAD Receive Adequate Cessation Support
Many patients with peripheral artery disease smoke; just 16 percent referred to cessation counseling
Accepting Increased-Risk Donor Heart Tied to Higher Survival
Survival benefit persists through five years from the time of offer for an increased-risk donor allograft
Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates Linked to Language Delay
Correlation between metabolite level of dibutyl phthalate, butyl benzyl phthalate and language delay
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors May Up Lung CA Risk
Higher risk seen with ACEIs versus angiotensin receptor blockers; risk linked to duration of use
Psoriasis Linked to Increased Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Significant associations observed between psoriasis and risk for Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis
Community Health Worker Intervention Beneficial
Low-income patients in intervention group reported higher quality of care, spent fewer days in hospital
