Vol 51 No 11

Technology may save health care professionals’ time and help reduce burnout.

"Cross-examination offers the other side the opportunity to poke holes in the witness’s story contemporaneously, helping the jury evaluate the credibility of the witness in real time," writes Kenton H. Steele, Esq.

"If a patient begins treatment with platinum-based chemotherapy and maintenance immune checkpoint inhibition, second-line options may involve evaluating erdafitinib, ADCs, or participation in clinical trials," says Adanma Ayanambakkam, MD.

"Many of the new codes are CPT Category III codes, which will require additional research for both coverage and payment rates, especially with private payers," write Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, and Mark Painter.

In patients with microhematuria, a positive result on the test was associated with a 5-fold increase in the risk of patients harboring bladder cancer compared with current metrics alone.

"Make the proper beneficiary designation adjustments when warranted and review these annually with your adviser to ensure they remain up-to-date and make financial sense given your current situation," writes Jeff Witz, CFP.

“Patients who are candidates for bariatric surgery should be advised that improvement in urinary incontinence may also be a significant benefit of their intervention,” the authors wrote.

Data showed that the proportion of Black patients referred for genomic testing increased from 19% to 58% after the implementation of the precision medicine navigator.

The approval is supported by findings from the phase 2 PHYOX2 trial and interim data from the phase 3 PHYOX3 extension study.

The positioning system would allow patients with cancer to undergo radiation therapy in an upright, seated position.

“Our findings show that AI chatbots provided accurate information with little misinformation. However, the information was provided at a college reading level and with little actionability," says Abdo E. Kabarriti, MD, FACS.