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A fitness risk score based on exercise stress testing is highly predictive of 10-year survival in adults free from established heart disease

Treadmill-Based Fitness Score Can Predict 10-Year Survival

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FIT Treadmill Score easily attainable from any standard exercise test

Genitourinary Cancers Symposium, Feb. 26-28

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The 2015 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium The American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium was held from Feb. 26 to 28 in...
Doctors commonly get requests from parents to delay young children's vaccinations -- and often give in

Majority of Doctors Yield to Parents’ Vaccine Delay Requests

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But most believe it puts children at risk, researchers find
Patients with mitral regurgitation have less depression and anxiety after they undergo surgical repair

Mitral Valve Repair Could Improve Mental Health

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Researchers find procedure leads to reduced depression and anxiety
A procedure that delivers lidocaine directly to nerves in the back of the nasal cavity appears to offer significant relief to migraine sufferers

SIR: Intranasal Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block Eases Migraine

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Therapy reduces pain level by about one-third for up to a month
An ultrasound technique is showing early promise as a quick and minimally-invasive treatment for plantar fasciitis. The findings were scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology

SIR: Ultrasound Tx Relieves Pain in Chronic Plantar Fasciitis

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Patients found relief from foot pain in short study, but longer trials are needed
Hospital design has little effect on patient satisfaction

Hospital Design Has Little Effect on Patient Satisfaction

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Aesthetics aren't as important as care from doctors, nurses, and staff, researchers note
The prevalence of unrecognized chronic hepatitis C virus is high among baby boomers presenting to the emergency department

High Prevalence of HCV in Baby Boomers Presenting to ER

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Unrecognized HCV more likely among males, African-Americans, under/uninsured patients
For patients with non-small-cell lung cancer with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations

L858R Mutation in Circulating Free DNA Is Prognostic in NSCLC

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L858R mutation in tumor tissue or cfDNA is marker of shorter overall, progression-free survival
For patients with painful degenerative disc disease and radiculopathy

Earlier Surgery Tied to Greater Benefit in Cervical Radiculopathy

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Benefit from anterior cervical discectomy and fusion within six months of symptoms