Depression more likely among men; anxiety more likely for women
Considerable Proportion of Cancer Deaths Attributable to Smoking
Smoking-related population-attributable fractions for cancer varied from 8.8 percent to 35.7 percent
Brigham and Women’s Hospital tumor classification system for basal cell carcinoma identifies patients with risk of metastasis and death.
Despite approximately 4,400 unresectable U.S. cases annually, high-stage basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is ill-defined.Develop a tumor (T) staging system for BCC predicting metastasis/death and compare its performance to AJCC 8th …
Preventing Complications in Dermatologic Surgery: Pre-surgical Concerns.
Cutaneous surgery has become critical to comprehensive dermatologic care, and dermatologists must therefore be equipped to manage the risks associated with surgical procedures. As complications may occur at any point …
Lower Oxygen Target Does Not Cut Deaths in Respiratory Failure
Findings show no difference in mortality for lower-, higher-oxygenation target in adults with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure
Metabolic Surgery Effective for Long-Term T2DM Control
37.5 percent of all patients treated with RYGB or BPD maintained diabetes remission throughout a 10-year follow-up
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Does Not Up Stroke Risk in A-Fib
Risk for stroke or systemic embolism not increased with low-to-moderate drinking; no increased risk found for bleeding
Children Less Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 but More Infectious
Asymptomatic individuals less likely to infect others; symptomatic cases more likely to infect others before symptom onset
Fried Food Intake May Increase Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Highest versus lowest fried food intake linked to increases in major cardiovascular events, coronary heart disease, heart failure
Cardiovascular Comorbidity Common in Male Breast Cancer Patients
Of 24 patients, three developed tachyarrhythmias while undergoing treatment; two had decrease in ejection fraction during treatment