America's Health Insurance Plans and 16 other organizations questioned Congress to pass legislation setting reimbursement rates that would not increase premiums by basing amounts on market rates. This action was necessary as patients were left with thousands of dollars in unexpected medical bills.
News
Mar 21, 2019
According to a report published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, if one receives consistent primary care it leads to better over all health. In spite of that telehealth does increase the risk of fragmentation if not handled appropriately. The researchers also added that 90 percent of telehealth users chose a video visit for convenience as it saved time.
Mar 21, 2019
Scientists studying damaged brains of boxers and other sports people have found key details about a head injury-linked disease called “punch drunk syndrome” that could help the development of new diagnostics and treatments for Alzheimer’s.
Journal Abstracts
Mar 22, 2019
This study is to determine the genetic basis of central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA). They used exome sequencing in a group of women with alopecia (discovery set), compared the results with those in a public repository, and applied other filtering criteria to identify candidate genes. Result suggest mutations in PADI3, which encodes a protein that is essential to a proper hair-shaft formation, were associated with CCCA.
Mar 22, 2019
The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for patients with advanced gastric cancer receiving second-line chemotherapy. The association of overall survival (OS) in second-line chemotherapy and the clinicopathological findings including NLR were analyzed retrospectively. Patients with advanced gastric cancer with performance status 2, hemoglobin < 10 g/dL, and NLR before first-line chemotherapy ≥3 are not likely to benefit from second-line chemotherapy.
Mar 22, 2019
This was an observational and retrospective and involved 30 patients to determine the rate of recurrence of this pathology in a series of arthroscopic patients & to assess patient satisfaction well after the operation. The 13% recurrence rate is on the average of what is observed. Later satisfaction with the intervention is very good, and complications remain rare.
Recent Articles
Mar 22, 2019
This was an observational and retrospective and involved 30 patients to determine the rate of recurrence of this pathology in a series of arthroscopic patients & to assess patient satisfaction well after the operation. The 13% recurrence rate is on the average of what is observed. Later satisfaction with the intervention is very good, and complications remain rare.
Mar 22, 2019
The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic factors, including the level of N1 lymph node (LN) involvement in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Patients were examined in terms of demographic characteristics, preoperative and postoperative management, survival rates, as well as variables affecting survival. Surgical-pN1 localization or pleural involvement does not have a significant effect on survival, whereas advanced age and further T classification affect survival adversely. Adjuvant therapy, on the other hand, has a significantly positive effect on survival.
Mar 22, 2019
An 8-month-old female with EBV infection developed obstructive jaundice 2 weeks after the initial infection. Radiology investigations showed choledochal cyst type IVa complicated by stone formation in the common bile duct. She was managed with complete resection of extrahepatic ducts with Roux-en-Y hepaticoenterostomy.
Clinical Research
Mar 21, 2019
This phase I, interventional trial studies the side effects and best dose of paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation and bevacizumab in treating patients with stage IV melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as paclitaxel albumin-stabilized nanoparticle formulation, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as bevacizumab, can block tumor growth in different ways.
Mar 21, 2019
This is a prospective, single center, double-blind, randomized, two-arm feasibility study to see if it is safe to give patients with pancreatic or head and neck cancer a low dose of the FDA approved anesthetic drug ketamine at the same time they receive radiation and/or chemotherapy for their cancer treatment to prevent depression and its effects. Approximately 40 patients with head and neck cancer or pancreatic cancer about to undergo cancer therapy will be randomized 1:1 to receive study treatment with weekly oral administration of 0.5 mg/kg ketamine (Arm A) or weekly oral administration of placebo (Arm B).
Mar 21, 2019
The proposed phase I, the non-randomized, interventional clinical trial will investigate the safety and tolerability of 177Lu-CYT-500 in patients with metastatic prostate cancer and determine the optimal antibody mass and a dose of 177Lu to be used for further study. Patients with histologically documented prostate cancer that is progressing following castration will be eligible.
Publications
Mar 20, 2019
Pediatric Pulmonology is a global journal studying the respiratory system in disease and in health as it develops from intrauterine life though adolescence to adulthood. The current issue consists of case reports on Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Dysplasia and much more.
Mar 20, 2019
Journal of Hypertension Research is a monthly journal focusing on current updates in the treatment of Hypertension. It also consists of case-reports, case-studies covering hot topics related to Hypertension. The current issue consists of articles on Hypertensive Heart Failure, Subclinical vascular damage in Hypertension etc.
Mar 20, 2019
The Journal of Diabetes Investigation is a monthly journal focusing on embracing clinical and experimental research in diabetes and related areas. The journal also includes aspects of prevention, treatment, as well as molecular aspects and pathophysiology. The current issue consists of various articles including Gestational Diabetes etc.
Videos
Mar 22, 2019
Watch UCLA neurosurgeon- Dr. Won Kim, MD, and head & neck surgeon- Dr. Jivianne Lee, MD, give an overview of endoscopic surgery to remove sinonasal tumors that originate from within the nasal cavities and sinuses. These techniques allow a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, including ENT, neurosurgery and ophthalmology specialists, to tackle these challenging tumors through the nose, without any external incisions.
Mar 22, 2019
Watch UCLA neurosurgeon- Dr. Won Kim, MD, and head & neck surgeon- Dr. Jivianne Lee, MD, give an overview of endoscopic surgery to remove sinonasal tumors that originate from within the nasal cavities and sinuses. These techniques allow a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, including ENT, neurosurgery and ophthalmology specialists, to tackle these challenging tumors through the nose, without any external incisions.
Mar 22, 2019
Watch as Drs. Jerry Rozeboom and Owen McCarron from OB-GYN Associates give you step-by-step descriptions during the robotic hysterectomy procedure.
Mar 22, 2019
A large basilar trunk aneurysm was incidentally found in a 77-year-old woman in the examination for headache. Though it was asymptomatic, high signal intensity was noticed in the brainstem around the aneurysm on FLAIR image of MRI. As she was otherwise healthy, surgical clipping was performed through an anterior temporal approach.
Case Studies
Mar 22, 2019
An 8-month-old female with EBV infection developed obstructive jaundice 2 weeks after the initial infection. Radiology investigations showed choledochal cyst type IVa complicated by stone formation in the common bile duct. She was managed with complete resection of extrahepatic ducts with Roux-en-Y hepaticoenterostomy.
Mar 22, 2019
A 55-year-old male with hypertension presented with dyspnea on exertion and chest pain. TTE showed mitral valve prolapse with moderate to severe mitral regurgitation and an atrial fibrous band. The patient had poor exercise tolerance and thus he was surgically treated with a mitral annuloplasty.
Mar 22, 2019
A 32-year-old nulliparous female came for evaluation and treatment of a newly diagnosed Malignant struma ovarii. Based on her clinical history, indeterminate cytopathology, and patient preference, the decision was made to perform total thyroidectomy. Her recovery was complicated with hypocalcemia and follow-up post three months did not show any evidence of metastatic disease.
Mar 22, 2019
A 58-year-old female patient presented with angiolipofibroma of sigmoid colon that was discovered as a rounded mass protruded from anus during defecation and reduced manually by herself. She had no history of abdominal pain, bleeding per rectum. She was treated successfully with surgical resection.