Archive: 07/03/2018
New prostate cancer risk model could better guide treatment
One of the biggest challenges in treating prostate cancer is distinguishing men who have aggressive and potentially lethal disease from men whose cancer is slow-growing and unlikely to metastasize.
Mar 7, 2018
Bundled payments for hip/knee surgeries appears to work better for higher-volume hospitals
Medicare's experimental mandatory bundled payment model for knee and hip replacements is more likely to yield cost savings when the surgeries are performed in larger hospitals that do more of these procedures, according to ...
Mar 7, 2018
Treating hypothyroidism to stop a stubborn surgical complication
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a link between low thyroid hormone levels and wound healing complications.
Mar 7, 2018