Top stories in health and medicine, September 8, 2014

From MedPage Today: Dialysis Drug OK’d for Marketing. A new phosphate binder has been cleared to treat hyperphosphatemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis. Medicare ACOs See Benefits Despite Issues. Participants in Medicare’s accountable care organization (ACO) programs have had their share of frustrations, but their enthusiasm for the ACO concept does not appear to have dimmed. Breast-Sparing Therapy May Give Survival Bump. Breast-conserving therapy (BCT) may offer a survival advantage over mastectomy for patients with early-stage, hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+), according to a retrospective analysis that considered tumor biology and heterogeneity. Treating Afib: It Takes a Village. An international survey of cardiologist physicians indicates that it takes a village to successfully treat and manage patients with atrial fibrillation — but those villages are few and far between. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
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