The COVID-19 pandemic has enabled researchers to show that a long course of radiotherapy given before surgery may be a better treatment for avoiding surgery, preserving the rectum and anus, and preventing regrowth of the primary tumor than a short course of radiotherapy for patients with rectal cancer – a type of bowel cancer.
Inside UnitedHealth’s strategy to pressure physicians: $10,000 bonuses and a doctor leaderboard
This is part 4 of Health Care’s Colossus, a series about how UnitedHealth Group wields its unrivaled physician empire to boost its profits and expand
October 16, 2024