In this Oncology Brothers podcast episode, Naval Daver, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, discusses treatment strategies for both therapy‑related and de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML), focusing on cases…
Tara Lin, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, discusses how she approaches choosing induction therapy for patients with treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia, emphasizing that fitness…
Not only do adults get migraine headaches, children get them, too. When they become frequent or chronic, the headaches can compromise a child’s schoolwork, activities and social life.…
It’s that time of year again for med students. That word, finals, is enough to give you a massive headache, but have no fear. Nina Smiley, PhD, has exactly…
Healthcare guidelines are supposed to aid physicians in treatment options for their patients, but are they driving up healthcare costs? Richard Amerling, MD, Present-Elect of the Association for…
Electronic Health Records (EHR) were intended to increase efficiency and lower cost, but is that what they are doing in US medical care? Richard Amerling, MD, President-Elect Association of…
Cord blood contains a plethora of stem cells with the potential for healing and regeneration. But what are the advantages of using cord blood stem cells over other…
Many patients do not know about the uses and potential of umbilical cord blood. Rallie McAllister, MD, MPH, CBR Spokesperson and Co-author of The Mommy MD Guides, discusses…
Medicaid rates continue to decline but is it the most cost-efficient system for the US? Many doctors will not want to participate in Obamacare due to low reimbursement…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging (PET-CT) identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although trastuzumab is directed against the HER2 protein, patients with HER2-negative breast cancer may also benefit from adjuvant trastuzumab therapy, researchers report. They…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – How much an individual patient with esophageal cancer is likely to benefit, if at all, from chemoradiotherapy (CRT) before undergoing esophagectomy can be…
