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) – Contrary to traditional thinking, endarterectomy for carotid stenosis can be performed safely in patients with a history of cervical radiation therapy, and carotid…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A direct comparison of four agents as monotherapy in drug-naive patients with type 2 diabetes shows that exenatide once-weekly, metformin, and pioglitazone provide…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Silent embolic cerebral infarctions occur in about 1 in 6 patients after undergoing coronary angiography, and the risk is related to the degree…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a study suggest that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist therapy does not help preserve ovarian function in young women undergoing modern chemotherapy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Data released online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association challenge current guidelines for maintaining potassium levels immediately after a heart…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral sucrose remains effective over time for easing pain associated with repeated heel sticks in preterm infants, a new study shows. “Facilitated tucking”…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with intestinal failure who are dependent on parenteral nutrition through an indwelling central venous catheter, the use of ethanol locks rather…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to other anticoagulants or placebo, the use of dabigatran for various clinical indications is associated with an increased risk of acute coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While first-void urine specimens have been used traditionally to test for Chlamydia trachomatis, newer DNA detection methods produce reliable results using midstream specimens,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term inhalation therapy with dry-powder mannitol improves lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), a multinational team reports in the American Journal…
