Scientists Support Genome Editing to Prevent Disease
Majority of survey respondents support gene editing to treat diseases but not human enhancement
Commercialization of Generics Impacts Adverse Event Rates
Adverse events up for generic users of losartan, valsartan, candesartan in month of commercialization
ER Risk Score Predicts 30-Day Mortality in Acute Heart Failure
Risk score based on 13 independent risk factors has excellent discrimination and calibration
Process Promising for On-Site Printing of Custom-Dosed Meds
Printed films, original powders exhibit similar crystallographic order and chemistry
Smoking Cessation Support Less Likely for Cancer Patients
General practitioners less likely to support smoking cessation in patients with cancer than with CHD
Overall Breast Cancer Incidence Up for Some in 2005-2014
Incidence up for Asian/Pacific Islanders, non-Hispanic blacks, Hispanics, not non-Hispanic whites
More U.S. Measles Cases From No Vaccine vs. Imported Disease
Failure to vaccinate, rather than vaccine performance, appears to be driving transmission
MI Incidence Down With CT Angiography in Suspected CAD
But no reduction in mortality, cardiac hospitalizations for CCTA versus functional stress testing
Communication Program Doesn’t Raise Hospital Liability Costs
The few program events that met eligibility criteria for compensation were not costly to resolve
Fewer Deaths Projected With Switch to Electronic Cigarettes
Under pessimistic model, 1.6 million premature deaths prevented, 20.8 million fewer life-years lost
