Lung cancer comes in two main types: non-small cell and small cell. Each has different patterns, growth rates, and treatment needs. Smoking is the top risk factor, but…
Harry Erba, MD, PhD, Duke University, Durham, NC; Marina Konopleva, MD, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, NY; Thomas Cluzeau, MD, PhD, Central University Hospital…
Consistent exercise and physical movement have been proven to be beneficial for bones and joints, mental health, and overall well-being. The Scripps Research Institute is now using the wearable…
The most common complication for a patient while in the hospital is an infection, especially for very sick patients who require a stay in an intensive care unit.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – After resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma, chemotherapy with fluorouracil or gemcitabine reduces mortality by about a third, Taiwanese researchers have shown. On the other…
Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a program that can amplify standard videos to detect miniscule changes in motion by…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Impaired kidney function related to treatment of childhood cancer does not recover over time, according to a Dutch study reported in Cancer Epidemiology,…
The Women’s Health Initiative launched a hormone therapy trial in the 1990s and follow-up continued with the women participating in the trials. A new study describes the long-term…
By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Port-A-Cath-related thrombosis develops in up to 40% of pediatric oncology patients, researchers from Switzerland report. “Children with cancer who…
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins on October 1st, but are you ready for the new policies to be implemented? How will policy and health coverage…
The United States is not a developing nation, in civil war, in famine, or in drought, yet it is not the healthiest nation. Many of the statistics presented…
More than half of knee replacements are performed on patients under the age of 65. A new study in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines the cost…
