Variations in medicare reimbursements among surgical oncologists who are US versus international medical graduates.

Introduction: We sought to assess the variations in practice metrics and billing practices among US Medical Graduates (USMGs) and International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in surgical oncology who serve a fee-for-service population.

Methods: Medicaid Services Medicare fee-for-service provider utilization and payment files were used to obtain publicly available data between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Comparisons were conducted using the t-test for parametric variables and Wilcoxon rank-sum for nonparametric variables.

Microbiological and physicochemical water quality assessments of the Upper Basin Litany River, Lebanon.

The Litany River has encountered severe environmental pollution. This study focused on assessing the pollution level in the upper basin of the Litany River by monitoring seasonal variation of water quality and testing physicochemical parameters and microbial qualities. A total of 72 freshwater samples were taken from six sites for 1 year during the four seasons.

Days at Home After Cancer Surgery: Impact of Area Deprivation and Association with Long-Term Outcomes.

Background: Poor infrastructure in deprived areas may hinder access to health care, and a lack of socioeconomic resources can prevent patients from remaining at home after discharge. This study sought to assess the association between the Area Deprivation Index (ADI) and days at home within 90 days (DAH-90) after a complex operative procedure.

Methods: Patients who underwent an elective operation for a gastrointestinal cancer between 2016 and 2020 were identified from the Medicare Standard Analytic Files.

Association of Socio-Environmental Burden and Inequality With Cancer Screening and Mortality.

Background And Objectives: Social and environmental injustice may influence accessibility and utilization of health resources, affecting outcomes of patients with cancer. We sought to assess the impact of socio-environmental inequalities on cancer screening and mortality rates for breast, colon, and cervical cancer.

Methods: Data on cancer screening and environmental justice index social and environmental ranking (SER) was extracted from the CDC PLACES and ATSDR, respectively.

Capturing Coupled Structural and Electronic Motions During Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer via Computational Multiedge Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering.

Proton transfer processes form the foundation of many chemical processes. In excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) processes, ultrafast proton transfer is impulsively initiated through light. Here, we explore time-dependent coupled atomic and electronic motions during and following ESIPT through computational time-resolved resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS).