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Boston, MA (April 30, 2021) - Research presented today at the AATS 101st Annual Meeting, shows that the six year Integrated Cardiothoracic (CT I-6) residency continues to be the most challenging to match, while the pool of applicants has become more diverse. The study, which aimed to identify applicant characteristics associated with a successful match, used data from the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS), and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) for Thoracic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology (ENT), Plastic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery for 2010-2020.
Data compared number of applicants and residency positions, gender, race, and qualifications among CT I-6 applicants with those of other competitive surgical subspecialties, including Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery. Competitive subspecialties analyzed include
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David Rettew is a child and adolescent psychiatrist and associate professor of psychiatry and paediatrics at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. His new book, was released this year.
Your four-year-old son has just thrown a block at his little sister for taking one of his toys. She’s crying, he’s yelling, and you’re right in the middle with a decision to make.
Now what?
For years, parents have turned to the time-out as the appropriate response. The child is told to sit in a chair or go to his room for about four minutes (one minute per year of age) before there is a brief discussion about what happened and how to improve next time. Then all is forgiven.
Apr 8, 2021
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) Screening and diagnostic mammography volumes decreased in April 2020 compared with April 2019 prepandemic levels but mainly rebounded by July 2020 compared with July 2019, according to a study published online March 29 in the
Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Brian L. Sprague, Ph.D., from the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine in Burlington, and colleagues compared monthly screening and diagnostic mammography volumes before and after the pandemic using data on 461,083 screening mammograms and 112,207 diagnostic mammograms conducted during January 2019 through July 2020 at 62 radiology facilities.
The researchers found that in April 2020, screening and diagnostic mammography volumes were 1.1 and 21.4 percent of April 2019 prepandemic volumes, respectively. By July 2020, the volumes had rebounded to 89.7 and 101.6 percent of July 2019 prepandemic volumes, respectively. Through July 2020, the year-to-date
The team of researchers led by Brian Sprague, PhD, of University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine found that in April 2020, screening rates fell to 1.1% of expected volume based on comparative historical data. By July 2020, that rate rebounded to 89.7%.
However, the group said a substantial cumulative deficit in mammography screening remains, due to missed exam appointments from March through May 2020. In an effort to reduce that deficit, screening rates will need to be above prepandemic levels.
Less information is available on diagnostic mammography, with two studies reporting that volume was reduced by as much as 80% during the early stage of the pandemic, according to the authors
National Study Examines US Mammography Screening Rates During Epidemic
Despite a strong rebound in mammography volume, missed mammograms remain an issue
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April 1, 2021 In looking at the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing, public health experts are examining screening rates for cancer. A new study looking at U.S. mammography screening rates during the first five months of the pandemic found both a strong rebound in breast cancer screening rates and a concerning cumulative deficit in mammograms due to missed appointments, as well as uncovering disparities when looking at screening according to race.
The study was released this week in the