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) – Thrombolysis is a must for female stroke patients if they are to achieve the same outcomes as men, according to a March 2nd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy slightly improves breast cancer-specific survival, primarily in young women with early-stage estrogen receptor (ER)-negative disease, new research shows. “The efficacy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who’ve had abnormal cervical tissue removed with a loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP) are not at increased risk for preterm delivery, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), contact laser prostatectomy, and electrovaporization of the prostate provide similar improvements in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Montelukast (Singulair), a leukotriene receptor antagonist, can help prevent recurrent wheezing episodes after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, new research shows. From earlier…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Interim data from a 3-year trial of stenting versus endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis suggests that for now at least, surgery should remain…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although high-definition chromocolonoscopy may detect some adenomas missed with standard high-definition colonoscopy, it should not be used for routine colon cancer screening in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Belatacept-based immunosuppression after kidney transplantation allows for better renal function compared to cyclosporine, with similar graft and patient survival, phase III trial results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with aortoiliac peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have worse event-free survival than patients with more distal PAD, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intensive insulin therapy in type 1 diabetics reduces their risks of neuropathy and retinopathy over the long-term, according to two papers published online…
