NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A UK national audit shows that in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is often used – or not used –…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A study of Chernobyl survivors shows no difference in recurrence patterns between radiation-related and sporadic thyroid cancers. “Similar treatment approaches should be recommended…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a retrospective study of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, those who received a single-dose of etomidate before rapid sequence intubation…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a prospective study, the beta-1 selective blocker bisoprolol proved more effective than the non-selective beta-blocker carvedilol in preventing atrial fibrillation after coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smoking does not affect outcomes after early clopidogrel use in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to findings published in the November…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) are best treated with an antidepressant for at least 12 months, according to a study published in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There’s no need for people to stop taking aspirin before an immunochemical fecal occult blood test (iFOBT) because it won’t hamper the performance…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Brachytherapy is a viable option for prostate cancer patients 60 and younger, the authors of a new report in BJUI conclude. “Prostate cancer…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research does not support the routine use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) with mixed…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Putting patients on dialysis before they’re symptomatic offers no survival benefit; on the contrary, it may increase their risk of death, according to…