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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with a limited number of brain metastases, treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery alone is as good as whole-brain radiotherapy plus stereotactic radiosurgery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating patients with ischemic stroke up to 22 hours after onset with the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa platelet receptor antagonist tirofiban does not increase cerebral…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with more than one class of pulmonary vasodilator does not decrease mortality or slow progression of the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Preterm infants requiring respiratory support do not benefit from inhaled nitric oxide (iNO), according to the results of a meta-analysis of individual patient…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Continuing bivalirudin for 4 hours after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) facilitates early microvascular reperfusion without an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Canaloplasty works just as well as trabeculectomy in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to results of a retrospective…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Heart rate characteristics (HRC) monitoring can improve survival rates in very low birth weight infants, according to a randomized study. Bedside HRC monitoring…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An intraocular lens made of a photoreactive silicone material can be adjusted using ultraviolet irradiation after being implanted following cataract removal, providing individual…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic yield of endobronchial biopsy is improved when specimens are obtained using a cryoprobe rather than conventional forceps, a German team reports.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – If patients presenting with chest pain have undetectable levels of troponin when tested using a high-sensitivity assay, they almost certainly do not have…
