Top stories in health and medicine, December 6, 2013

From MedPage Today: Fewer Mammograms Mean More Positive Nodes? The frequency of mammography may not have an impact on the size of tumors when they’re discovered, but fewer screens may be associated with more lymph node positivity. Diabetes: More Than Type 1 and Type 2. Diabetes is a much more heterogeneous disease than the current system of classification implies. Diverticulosis Progression Rare. Colonic diverticulosis progresses to acute diverticulitis more rarely than previously expected, particularly among older patients. Off-Guideline Invasive Tests Carry Risks in Lung Cancer. Less than a quarter of patients diagnosed with localized lung cancer got testing in the guidelines-recommended sequence, resulting in unnecessary costs and complications. Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Family Physicians Tags: News Cancer Diabetes Endocrinology GI Pulmonology Source Type: blogs