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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) was superior to a bare-metal stent (BMS) in a group of unselected patients who had primary percutaneous coronary intervention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Varicocelectomy leads to significant improvements in sperm count and motility, regardless of surgical technique (i.e., high ligation, inguinal or subinguinal approach), a meta-analytic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a study of very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs), a strategy of prophylactic bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) followed by early…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Administration of an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent or ESA (in this case, darbepoietin) to patients with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) improves survival without increasing…
NEW YORK (Reuter Health) – Results of a meta-analysis indicate that outcomes related to recovery are equivalent or superior with intracapsular tonsillectomy as compared with total tonsillectomy in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidney transplant recipients who are inoculated with autologous marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have less risk of organ rejection and of opportunistic infection…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes whose glucose levels are inadequately controlled on high doses of insulin, the addition of dapagliflozin improves HbA1c…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with midazolam or propofol for sedation during prolonged mechanical ventilation, dexmedetomidine offers advantages in terms of improved patients’ interaction with ICU staff…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Total extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) is associated with less chronic pain and higher patient satisfaction compared to the Lichtenstein open surgical repair, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tight glycemic control in preterm babies who develop hyperglycemia should be avoided for now, until more data on the risks and benefits are…
