Each week we present you with the latest featured study from the research teams at JAMA, Journal of the American Medical Association. Check out the video for intriguing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma, first-line treatment with interferon (IFN)-alpha plus sunitinib or bevacizumab has “clinically relevant and statistically significant” survival…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a 30-year study indicate that intensive glucose control can substantially reduce the rates of retinopathy, nephropathy, and cardiovascular disease in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with pulmonary thromboemboli, the presence of a mobile right cardiac thrombus (MRCT) is strongly linked to death, new research shows. Although…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sterile water injected lateral to the lumbosacral spine in women with severe low back pain during labor substantially reduces pain and decreases the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding hormone therapy to radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer reduces disease recurrence and prolongs survival, according to a report in the August…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has released a consensus statement regarding patient selection and best practices in using accelerated partial breast…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that anemia, regardless of comorbid disease, is a risk factor for death in very elderly individuals. In the study, incident…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temperature lowering, either by pharmacologic or physical means, does not improve stroke outcomes, according to a review of trial data. Prior research has…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to common opinion, routine cervical screening can identify early-stage adenocarcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma of the cervix, according to a large case-control study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adherence to a healthy diet and lifestyle can reduce the lifetime risk of heart failure and the risk of incident hypertension, according to…
