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) – Argon plasma coagulation (APC) in combination with another method of esophageal recanalization is better than APC alone as palliative therapy in patients with…
It’s Day One of the 71st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association, and more than 13,000 diabetes experts are gathered in San Diego. Check back daily for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children who have a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) inserted before their 5th birthday have more than a six-fold increased risk of inguinal hernia, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Venous thromboembolism (VTE) after colorectal surgery is nearly twice as common when a patient undergoes an open procedure compared to laparoscopy, a study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Certain disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) may lower the risk of diabetes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or psoriasis, according to an observational…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as a class do not appear to be associated with an increased malignancy risk in patients with diabetes,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a meta-analysis of studies comparing conventional tonsillectomy techniques with technology-assisted procedures, vessel sealing systems demonstrated advantages in terms of postop pain and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When acute appendicitis is suspected, preoperative assessment by multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has very high positive and negative predictive values, according to the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescent girls with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) are at considerably heightened risk for sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS), researchers report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) may not improve survival for patients in their 80s and 90s, according to a report in the June 2nd online…
