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Negotiations to increase payment from insurance companies can be extremely difficult

Guidance Offered for Negotiating Higher Rates From Payers

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Compiling the information needed to approach insurance companies is time consuming
High levels of specific immunoglobulin E reactivity to recombinant Hevea brasiliensis can diagnose natural rubber latex allergy

Allergen Components ID Latex-Induced Occupational Asthma

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High levels of specific IgE against rHev b 5 plus 6.01/6.02 most efficient for predicting response
The CYP3A7*1C allele appears to be associated with mortality and disease progression in specific cancers

CYP3A7*1C Allele Linked to Cancer Mortality, Progression

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Associated with adverse outcomes in breast cancer, lung cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Sleep-disordered breathing has a deleterious impact in children

Apnea Impacts Neurocognitive Function in Children

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Those with higher apnea-hypopnea index more impaired than those with lower AHI
Xalkori (crizotinib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with tumors that have a rare ROS1 gene mutation.

FDA Approves Xalkori for Rare Genetic Form of Lung Cancer

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Drug approval expanded to include patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC
For patients with obstructive sleep apnea and suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes

CPAP Improves Glycemic Control in Patients With T2DM, OSA

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Findings in patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes and obstructive sleep apnea
Problematic clauses in physicians' contracts can impact patient care and professionalism

Physicians’ Contracts Can Affect Patients, Professionalism

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Problematic clauses in contracts include blanket confidentiality clauses, termination without cause

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, March 4-7

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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology The annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & and Immunology was held...
Overall rates of cancer and cancer mortality in the United States continue to decline

CDC: U.S. Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Fall

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But there's been a concerning increase in liver cancer
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for latent tuberculosis infection in adults at increased risk. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement

USPSTF Urges Screening for Adults at High Risk of Latent TB

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Grade B recommendation issued in draft recommendation statement on latent TB infection