A study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater incidence of cancer that likely would not have caused symptoms in the patient’s lifetime. These findings suggest that overdiagnosis may be common among older women who are diagnosed with breast cancer after screening. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Hospitalizations fell by 11% in patients assigned to integrated social needs case management. The reduction in acute care use was likely because of the 3% increase in primary care visits.
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Mark D. Fleming, M.D., vascular surgeon and the director of Vascular Lab at UK HealthCare, discusses peripheral arterial disease in this week's health column.