Insurance Type Linked to Surgery Delay in Melanoma
Surgical treatment delays increased for Medicaid versus private patients, for nonwhite patients
Stepped Care Intervention Beneficial After Natural Disaster
Has greater reach, is superior for reducing prevalence of PTSD, with benefit at 6 months
Patient Factors Differ for Surgical, All-Cause Readmission
Highest odds of return to theater after hip surgery tied to drug abuse, psychoses, dementia, depression
Provider Advice Impacts Breast Cancer Prevention Decisions
Worry, trust also affect choice on whether to use selective estrogen receptor modulators
Pay Inequality, Work-Life Balance Top Concerns for Female Docs
Despite challenges, 86 percent say they are likely to continue practicing as doctors for rest of career
Rate of Obesity-, Overweight-Related Cancers High in the U.S.
40 percent of cancer diagnoses tied to extra weight; rate higher in older individuals, females
Increase in Number of Centers Doing Robotic Prostatectomy
Radical prostatectomy centers that closed from '10 to '14 more likely in areas with strong competition
Anticoagulants With Other Drugs Raise Bleeding Risk in AF
And antithrobotic medications linked to higher rate of hematuria-related events in older adults
LAMA Plus LABA Tied to Fewer Exacerbations in Stable COPD
Also might result in greater improvement in FEV1 than LABA plus corticosteroids
Insulinomas May Hold Key to Diabetes Drug Development
Novel discovery of molecular pathways may reveal map to regenerate insulin-producing cells
