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) – For the nonsurgical management of first-trimester miscarriage, delayed medical treatment (i.e., monitoring for expulsion followed, if needed, by mifepristone and/or misoprostol) “may not…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In methamphetamine-dependent adults, treatment with the anticonvulsant topiramate (Topamax; Ortho-McNeil Neurologics) does little to promote abstinence, but it seems to help those on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intravaginal progesterone is a valid alternative to intramuscular administration for luteal phase support in women undergoing in vitro fertilization, according to the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While the CYP2C19 genotype is associated with platelet response to clopidogrel, that does not equate with any meaningful effect on clinical outcomes, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients presenting with chest pain, troponin I levels measured on admission and at 3 hours reliably rule out or rule in acute…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A pooled analysis of two trials indicates that HIV patients with aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) fare better with a regimen of rituximab…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Analysis of the ST segment on the fetal electrocardiogram combined with conventional cardiotocography during intrapartum monitoring reduces the rate of operative vaginal deliveries…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Overall outcomes of drug-eluting coronary stent (DES) implantation are statistically no worse with 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy than with 12 months,…
“The rule has shown consistent performance in different settings. Hence, it can be used with confidence,” Dr. Subhash Chandra, who was involved in the analysis, told Reuters Health.PERC…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In populations with low prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection, the majority of positive results on the tuberculin skin test (TST) and the newer…
