Fluorouracil Tied to Reduced Surgery for Squamous Cell CA
Reduced risk of squamous cell carcinoma, but not basal cell carcinoma, for one year in at-risk veterans
Bidirectional Association for Depression, Dysglycemia in T1DM
Depression increases risk of dysglycemia especially in first six months to one year of diagnosis
KRAS Mutations Linked to Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Most tissue samples of arteriovenous malformations of the brain had somatic activating KRAS mutations
Cancer Death Rate Continuing to Decline in United States
Continuous drop in combined cancer death rate from 1991 to 2015, resulting in 2,378,600 fewer deaths
For Hospitals, No Benefit for Early Adoption of Financial Incentives
Hospitals with early adoption do not have better process scores, lower mortality than late adopters
Breast Implants Slightly Increase Risk of Breast ALCL
Implants tied to increased risk of anaplastic large-cell lymphoma; overall risk still very small
Home Physical Activity Coaching May Up Physical Activity in COPD
More patients in coaching group were persistently active than those receiving usual care
Static Perimetry Approach May Be Better for Kids With Glaucoma
Test quality similar for the Humphrey static, Octopus combined approaches for glaucoma in kids over 10
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Promising for Bipolar
tDCS seems effective and safe for adults with bipolar depression receiving stable pharmacologic regimen
Incomplete Revascularization in PCI Linked to Higher Mortality
Mortality up for patients with IR in vessel with ≥90 percent stenosis, or with IR in ≥2 vessels
