Among adults at average risk for colorectal cancer who undergo screening colonoscopy, the yield of large polyps and tumors varies widely by patient age, sex, race, and ethnicity. This means that an...
Two interferon-free combination therapies yielded sustained virologic responses of 96%-100% in an international, open-label, phase III, randomized trial involving 186 patients with refractory...
New treatments for hepatitis C could boost federal spending for the Medicare Part D program by up to $5.8 billion in 2015 and lead to a 4.3%-8.6% premium increase for beneficiaries, according to a...
Enteral contrast did not augment the accuracy of computed tomography in appendectomy patients, compared with intravenous contrast CT alone, according to a large multihospital <link...
In an urban colorectal surgery department, a near-doubling in the proportion of surgical procedures performed laparoscopically accompanied significant declines in both severe postoperative morbidity...
Among patients with resectable esophageal adenocarcinoma, tumor stage after completion of neoadjuvant chemotherapy is a much more important predictor of survival than is initial tumor stage at...
DALLAS – The frequency at which U.S. emergency department physicians prescribed proton pump inhibitors more than doubled during 2001-2010, despite mounting safety concerns surrounding this class of...
A hospital’s program to enhance recovery after colorectal surgery cut length of stay by 3 days and saved up to $4,800 per patient without increasing postoperative morbidity or 30-day readmission...
Veterans with genotype 3 hepatitis C virus infection were 31% more likely to develop cirrhosis and 80% more likely to develop liver cancer than were patients with genotype 1 infection, reported the...
The use of minimally invasive surgery for appendectomy, colectomy, hysterectomy, and lung lobectomy varies widely in the United States, even though the complication rates were lower from each...
