Search results for "Oncology"
Hepatitis C drugs offer new options
With expensive oncology drugs, you have a fairly predictable number of patients per year who would become eligible for that drug,” said Dr.
January 2015
The insidious power of disrespect
I thought I would only stay for a year because oncology is so hard, but I've been here ten and I still love it.".
December 2019
QD: News Every Day--Does the phrase 'palliative care' need a makeover?
This finding builds on prior research demonstrating a lack of familiarity with the term among oncology nurses and the general public, as well as among patients with cancer. ... Palliative care also lacks a standard definition in the supportive and
December 2019
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
One recent study, published in September 2017 in JAMA Oncology, found that in 2015, just 3.9% of eligible patients reported getting a scan the prior year.
May 2018
Three reasons to celebrate the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare
This can happen in oncology and other kinds of medicine, when most of the doctors or specialists on a case throw up their hands or say "it's impossible because of
December 2019
Remembering a warm-hearted patient
He told me he sang at his church. When I moved on to become a fellow in hematology and oncology, Mr.
December 2019
More on Henrietta Lacks and compensation for medical test subjects
Twitter. Dr. Just has 36 years in clinical practice of hematology and medical oncology.
December 2019
Many medical nouns need adjectives
Oncology has practiced this for many years. I suspect most subspecialists understand this for their disease sets, but too often primary care physicians, hospitalists, and learners leave out these modifiers.
December 2019
More on screening for Barrett's esophagus
Twitter. Dr. Just has 36 years in clinical practice of hematology and medical oncology.
December 2019
The new subspecialty of clinical informatics: Some (but not all) questions answered
There are currently 24 specialty boards (e.g., internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, surgery, radiology, preventive medicine, etc.), most of which have subspecialty boards as well (e.g., cardiology, hematology/oncology,
December 2019