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Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 16:55

The use of inpatient medical consultations for hospitalized surgical patients was found to vary by hospital, but consultations didn’t appear to have much of an impact on risk-adjusted 30-day...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Medical consultation rates for surgical cases vary

Posted on: 12/08/2014 - 16:55

The use of inpatient medical consultations for hospitalized surgical patients was found to vary by hospital, but consultations didn’t appear to have much of an impact on risk-adjusted 30-day...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...
Type: News Item

Bisphosphonates don’t cut risk of breast cancer

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 21:00

Three to four years of therapy with the bisphosphonates alendronate and zoledronic acid, taken at doses used to treat osteoporosis, did not decrease the risk of incident breast cancer in...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Bisphosphonates don’t cut risk of breast cancer

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 21:00

Three to four years of therapy with the bisphosphonates alendronate and zoledronic acid, taken at doses used to treat osteoporosis, did not decrease the risk of incident breast cancer in...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology
Type: News Item

Gut bacteria populations may predict colon cancers

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 18:50

The addition of a gut microbiome analysis to fecal occult blood testing improved the accuracy of standard colorectal cancer screening by more than 50-fold. The expanded analysis not only...

Field of Interest: Oncology
Type: News Item

Mobile teledermatology predicted to be a game changer

Posted on: 11/08/2014 - 18:30

COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO – Teledermatology is gathering steam – and supportive data – as a potentially invaluable way to address the overlapping problems of a dermatology workforce shortage, gruelingly...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

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