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…
Inhaled corticosteroids are the most widely used drugs for controlling asthma. Currently, U.S. guidelines recommend that adults with mild to moderate asthma should take this medication daily whether…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of developing lung cancer is significantly lower in people with excess body weight compared to those of normal weight, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea remains a significant problem, despite the availability of second-generation antiemetics, researchers say. In a study they conducted, over half of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In advanced ovarian cancer, extensive lymph node dissection in a second-look operation does not improve survival, Italian researchers say. Their randomized trial addressed…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with esophageal cancer appear to have equally good survival after minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) or traditional open surgery, according to a new…
David Albert, MD, Founder & Chief Medical Officer, AliveCor, demonstrates the AliveCor ECG, an iPhone accessory that will allow both physicians and patients to capture and transmit clinical…
Time is crucial after an acute heart attack. Many patients undergo a primary percutaneous coronary intervention or PCI to open blocked coronary arteries. Cardiologists do this by implanting…
Ajay Verma, MD, PhD, VP, Neurodegeneration & Translational Neurology, Biogen Idec, talks about the importance of understanding programmed cell death in treating neurodegenerative disease. Filmed at FutureMed, in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In women with hormone-receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer, combining anastrozole and fulvestrant extends progression-free and overall survival, according to a paper released online today…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Metallic stents used to relieve malignant ureteral obstruction may not perform any better than conventional polyurethane stents, according to a new study. “We…
