Browsing by Author "Vater, Laura"

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    Cancer hospital advertising and outcomes: trust the messenger?
    (Elsevier, 2019-06) Lipitz-Snyderman, Allison; Vater, Laura; Curry, Michael; Li, Diane; Rubin, David M.; Radzyner, Mark; Duck, Elaine; Bach, Peter B.; Schenker, Yael; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Hospitals have made substantial investments in advertising for cancer services in the past two decades, totalling over US$200 million in 2016 alone. Advertisements promoting cancer centres are unavoidable in the USA. They hang on highway billboards and on air during prime-time programming. Some advertisements claim superior outcomes, others highlight access to clinical trials, and many present heart-warming patient stories that might be non-representative of actual outcomes. Data suggest that patients are highly aware of advertisements and are likewise influenced by them.
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    Thrombocytopenia and disseminated histoplasmosis in immunocompetent adults
    (Wiley, 2017-10-18) Kutkut, Issa; Vater, Laura; Goldman, Mitchell; Czader, Magdalena; Swenberg, Jessica; Fulkerson, Zachary; Mehta, Rakesh; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Disseminated histoplasmosis among immunocompetent patients is rare, but may be associated with clinically significant refractory thrombocytopenia. Platelet counts often return to normal levels following antifungal therapy. Therefore, the most important management of this refractory thrombocytopenia is the recognition and treatment of histoplasmosis infection.