Michael Brattain, University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Institute professor and associate director for basic research in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, died unexpectedly in his sleep March 5. He was 68.
In California, nearly 75 percent of the state's hospitals performed only one or two surgeries when treating one of 11 selected cancer types in 2014, according to a report from the California Health Care Foundation.
Companies that provide 90 percent of electronic health records used by U.S. health care organizations have agreed to improve the flow of health information for consumers and health care providers, HHS officials said.
The National Academy of Medicine listed 10 goals for advancing the appropriate use of biomarker tests in precision medicine.
On May 25, 2012, I received an email from Len Zwelling:
Is Average Sales Price plus 6 percent the right amount to pay doctors under the Medicare Part B program?
Is Average Sales Price plus 6 percent the right amount to pay doctors under the Medicare Part B program?
Ovarian cancer should not be categorized as a single disease, but as many different cancers involving the ovary, according to a report published by the National Academy of Medicine.
After my conversation with Gilman, I called MD Anderson and asked to talk with somebody about the $18 million grant for a biotech incubator.
NCI is developing patient-derived xenograft mouse models as a potential substitute for the NCI-60 cell lines, a standard screen which experts say can no longer keep up with advances in cancer research and targeted molecular therapy.
