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CMS will release Medicare Advantage claims data to researchers
WASHINGTON – And the feds will make Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program data available in 2019.
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Leg lymphedema after gynecologic lymphadenectomy exceeds expectations
NEW ORLEANS – Lymphedema of the lower extremity following lymphadenectomy for a gynecologic cancer is more common than generally believed.
From the Journals
Dasatinib activity prominent in subset of GIST patients
The estimated rate of 6-month progression-free survival was 29% overall, though it was 50% in one biomarker-defined patient subset.
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Key to MGUS and myeloma may lie in Iceland
An Icelandic study could show whether screening an asymptomatic general population for monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance is...
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Medicare sets outpatient CAR T-cell therapy rates
Medicare will pay about $395,000 to health providers for outpatient administration of axicabtagene ciloleucel and about $500,000 for...
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Female physicians face enduring wage gap
Earnings for women in the 50 largest metro areas came up short by 27.7% last year.
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Time to scrap LMWH for prevention of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications?
SAN DIEGO – “It’s time to put the needles away for pregnant patients,” said Dr. Marc Rodger.
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MDedge Daily News: How smartphones could battle oral cancer
And what FDA panel speakers may be hiding.
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Improving survival in older AML patients
Newer therapies and accurate predictive models will be key to treating elderly patients with AML.
From the Journals
New cases of Merkel cell carcinoma increased 95% between 2000 and 2013
Incidence expected to be over 3,000 cases/year in United States by 2025.
From the Journals
Alternate 2:1 sunitinib schedule showed safety gains in renal cell carcinoma
The schedule missed its primary safety endpoint but led to fewer treatment discontinuations, dose reductions, and grade 3 toxicities than was...