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) – Women with a history of an atrial switch procedure for congenital d-transposition of the great arteries are at risk of untoward pregnancy outcomes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For many patients with HIV receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), routine bone mineral density (BMD) assessment may not be necessary because BMD…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation on amiodarone, the incidence of thyroid dysfunction is identical in those taking the brand-name formulation of the drug…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving elderly patients with acute MI a clopidogrel loading dose of 300 mg or more rather than a lower conventional dose doesn’t increase…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new population-based study finds the incidence of pulmonary complications associated with amiodarone to be relatively low, but still 50% higher among patients…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who receive general anesthesia for cesarean delivery have much higher rates of postpartum hemorrhage than those who have epidural anesthesia, a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic value of hysterosalpingography for detecting uterine abnormalities in women undergoing assisted reproduction is “unconvincing,” Turkish investigators report. They suggest in their…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), combination antithrombotic therapy with an anticoagulant and an antiplatelet increases the risk for clinically relevant bleeding with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Both cognitive therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) lead to considerable and lasting improvements in symptoms of social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared with no…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In HIV-1-uninfected newborns of HIV-infected mothers, treatment with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir may lead to adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening adrenal insufficiency in premature…
