Race alone is not a biological risk factor of all-cause mortality in patients with COPD; other environmental and community factors may contribute. People with COPD who live in urban areas and in disadvantaged neighborhoods have significantly...
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National Surgeon Survey: Accuracy of Mediastinal Lymph Node Identification
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The following is a summary of “A National Survey of Surgeons Evaluating the Accuracy of Mediastinal Lymph Node Identification,” published in the July 2023 issue of the Clinical Lung Cancer by Yang et al. Standard 5.8 was implemented by the Commission on Cancer in...
With COPD, Social Determinants of Health Appear to Drive Outcomes
With COPD, Social Determinants of Health Appear to Drive Outcomes
Race alone is not a biological risk factor of all-cause mortality in patients with COPD; other environmental and community factors may contribute.
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FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new government report reveals that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep children and teens off tobacco.Among the report's findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to...
Real-World Biomarker Testing in Metastatic NSCLC Patients
Real-World Biomarker Testing in Metastatic NSCLC Patients
The following is a summary of “Real-World Biomarker Testing Patterns in Patients With Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in a US Community-Based Oncology Practice Setting,” published in the July 2023 issue of the Lung Cancer by Sireci et al....
RELAY, RAM+ERL in Untreated Metastatic EGFR+ NSCLC: Examining the Link Between TP53 Status and Clinical Outcomes
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The following is a summary of “RELAY, Ramucirumab Plus Erlotinib (RAM+ERL) in Untreated Metastatic EGFR-Mutant NSCLC (EGFR+ NSCLC): Association Between TP53 Status and Clinical Outcome,” published in the July 2023 issue of the Clinical Lung Cancer by Nishio et al....
National Surgeon Survey: Accuracy of Mediastinal Lymph Node Identification
National Surgeon Survey: Accuracy of Mediastinal Lymph Node Identification
The following is a summary of “A National Survey of Surgeons Evaluating the Accuracy of Mediastinal Lymph Node Identification,” published in the July 2023 issue of the Clinical Lung Cancer by Yang et al. Standard 5.8 was implemented by the Commission on Cancer in...
With COPD, Social Determinants of Health Appear to Drive Outcomes
With COPD, Social Determinants of Health Appear to Drive Outcomes
Race alone is not a biological risk factor of all-cause mortality in patients with COPD; other environmental and community factors may contribute.
FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
FDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new government report reveals that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep children and teens off tobacco.Among the report's findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration needs to...
Real-World Biomarker Testing in Metastatic NSCLC Patients
Real-World Biomarker Testing in Metastatic NSCLC Patients
The following is a summary of “Real-World Biomarker Testing Patterns in Patients With Metastatic Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) in a US Community-Based Oncology Practice Setting,” published in the July 2023 issue of the Lung Cancer by Sireci et al....
RELAY, RAM+ERL in Untreated Metastatic EGFR+ NSCLC: Examining the Link Between TP53 Status and Clinical Outcomes
RELAY, RAM+ERL in Untreated Metastatic EGFR+ NSCLC: Examining the Link Between TP53 Status and Clinical Outcomes
The following is a summary of “RELAY, Ramucirumab Plus Erlotinib (RAM+ERL) in Untreated Metastatic EGFR-Mutant NSCLC (EGFR+ NSCLC): Association Between TP53 Status and Clinical Outcome,” published in the July 2023 issue of the Clinical Lung Cancer by Nishio et al....
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Medical Fiction: Ronald and the Vassal’s Vessel
Medical Fiction: Ronald and the Vassal’s Vessel
This is one of a collection of stories that are like “Final Destination” meets “The Monkey’s Paw” (W. W. Jacobs, 1902). As such, they are tragedies more than either mysteries or horror, and would appeal most to readers who enjoy the inexorable pull of a story arc...
What Does Negligence Really Mean?
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Any discussion with doctors about avoiding liability for malpractice is hampered from the start because “negligence” is a very charged term. It conjures up images of a slipshod and blundering individual and so doctors understandably immediately become resistant....
Medical Fiction: Knitter Nikka and the Knacker
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Vascular surgeon Nikka loves metalwork and knitting. Her hobbies come in handy during a run-in with Jeremy, whose privileged life unraveled after his dad died.
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