Facility Volume Found to Impact Nasopharyngeal CA Survival
Treatment at high-volume facility independently predicts higher overall survival in multivariate model
Novel Method Developed for Estimating Prevalence of Diabetes
Authors reweighted surveys, other data sources with population undercoverage to enhance estimates
18-Item Measure Reliable for Symptom Burden in Glaucoma
The 18-item Symptom and Health Problem Checklist can discriminate the severity of glaucoma
Incidence of Early-Stage Breast CA, CRC Up With ACA Adoption
No change in incidence of locally advanced or metastatic-stage cancer after ACA adoption
ASN: Caffeine Associated With Reduced Mortality in CKD
Chronic kidney disease patients in highest quartile of caffeine consumption have lowest risk for mortality
ASN: Nonmedical Factors Impact Kidney Transplant Waits
African-Americans less likely to be wait-listed; higher income positively associated with wait-listing
The American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 28-Nov. 1
The 83rd Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians...
Scribes Improve Dermatologist Satisfaction, Cut Chart Burden
79 percent of dermatologists report willingness to increase patient volume with scribe support
Drop in Proportion of Neonates With Long IV Therapy for UTI
Decrease from 50 percent in 2005 to 19 percent in 2015; not linked to increase in hospital readmissions
CYP2C19-Genotype Guided Antiplatelet Tx May Be Beneficial
MACE risk up with clopidogrel versus alternative therapy for patients with CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele
