Affordable Care Act Sees Record Number of Americans Signing Up
Latest enrollment figures mean a quarter more Americans have signed up for coverage this year compared with last year
End-of-Life Treatment With Immunotherapy Increasing for Patients With Cancer
Those treated at nonacademic or low-volume facilities have higher odds of initiating therapy within one month of death
Model Can Predict Outcome for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Treatment
Risk model with six parameters predicts outcome in patients with metastatic cancers of different origins receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors
Robotic Surgery Preferred for Most Colorectal Cancer Surgeries
Advantage not seen for robotic low anterior resection, which has increased risk for serious complications
Community Cancer Centers Treating More HPV-Related Head, Neck Cancer
More patients being treated nonsurgically tied to worse survival
Sex-Specific Detection Panels Show High Accuracy for Early-Stage Cancer
Cancer detection panels consisting of 10 proteins show high accuracy for men and women
Imetelstat Leads to Durable Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence
Findings seen in heavily transfused patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes
Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Can Delay Mortality in Inoperable Lung Cancer
However, few individuals with newly diagnosed lung cancer engage in daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity
Suicide Risk Increased for Some U.S. Health Care Workers
Increased risk for suicide seen among registered nurses, health technicians, health care support workers versus non-health care workers
Acute Hospital Care at Home Shows Promise for Medically Complex Patients
At 30 days after discharge, mortality rate was 3.2 percent, skilled nursing facility use rate was 2.6 percent
