Archive: 01/03/2017
Research finds we can civilize punishment by learning a perpetrator's unfortunate history
If a child is physically or emotionally abused throughout childhood, is she viewed by society as less blameworthy for her actions and moral character as an adult?
Mar 1, 2017
Study finds patients more likely to receive surgical intervention for narrowed arteries in fee-for-service
Individuals were more likely to undergo surgery to treat narrowed arteries when they were treated by fee-for-service physicians in the private sector compared with salary-based military physicians, according to a study published ...
Mar 1, 2017
FDG PET/CT found useful in certain lung cancer patients
FDG PET/CT is a valuable imaging tool for treatment assessment of patients with lung cancer, though systematic evidence for its comparative effectiveness with conventional imaging, such as chest CT, is still evolving.
Mar 1, 2017
Neither increased access nor reduced costs achieved in states that 'opt-out' of requiring supervision anesthesia
"Opting-out" of the Medicare rule that requires anesthesia to be administered with physician supervision has little or no impact on access to either inpatient or outpatient surgery, according to a study published in Health ...
Mar 1, 2017
A new role for an old immune cell may lead to novel therapies for infection and cancer
A new study has identified a previously undescribed role for a type of unconventional T cell with the potential to be used in the development of new therapies for infection and cancer.
Mar 1, 2017
Study defines global burden of skin disease
A study published today in JAMA Dermatology combines the prevalence of skin diseases around the world with their likelihood of creating disability across the lifespan to define the following 10 most challenging conditions ...
Mar 1, 2017