CDC: CA Screening Rates Below Healthy People 2020 Targets
Includes tests for colorectal, breast, and cervical malignancies
CDC: C. Difficile Infections Clustered in Northeast
Mortality rates highest in the Midwest, and in older people
ACA Tied to Nearly 17 Million Gaining Health Coverage
But many Americans still can't afford medical care
Statins Don’t Reduce Psoriasis Risk
Findings among patients with high, long-term adherence to statins
Signal on Telomeres May Point to Cancer Risk Earlier
At issue is the shifting status of telomeres in the blood
Strategies Provided for Maximizing Payment
Intake forms should remind patients of their responsibility for paying bills, collection costs
Risk of All Cancers, Specific Cancers Up in Infertile Men
Risk of testicular cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, all cancers up vs. men who have undergone vasectomy
ARVO: Genetic Link ID’d for Strabismus and Schizophrenia
Almost half of the genes dysregulated in strabismic medial rectus muscle are schizophrenia biomarkers
Gene Tx Improves Vision in Leber Congenital Amaurosis
But benefits of treatment begin to fade after one to three years
Five ‘Top Issues’ to Be Discussed at AMA Medical Student Forum
Issues include vaccination, Medicaid expansion, health care economics, loans, opioid epidemic
