Issue Summary December 16, 2014

Published: Dec. 15, 2014, 9 p.m.

Summary of the December 16, 2014 issue, including articles on racial disparities in colon cancer survival, patient views on secondary use of electronic health record data, and lung changes on computed tomography in patients with normal spirometry and all-cause mortality; the USPSTF recommendation statements and evidence reviews on behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections and on screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea; as well as commentaries on California's Proposition 46, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act, and corporate research ethics.