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) – Men with benign prostatic hyperplasia experience a similar reduction in urinary symptoms whether they’re treated with dutasteride or finasteride, according to the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among women treated for heavy menstrual bleeding, those undergoing endometrial ablation are less likely than those having a hysterectomy to need subsequent surgery…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Using intra-arterial chemotherapy to treat retinoblastoma can produce a “dramatic response,” but also comes with the risk of both mild and severe side…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) renal scanning is not an accurate test for identifying children with dilating vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), suggest results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In pregnancy, antiepileptic drug (AED) polytherapy that includes valproate poses a higher risk of fetal malformations than therapy without this drug, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with heart failure depends on their QRS interval; CRT does not reduce adverse clinical…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing pulmonary vein isolation, the use of a multielectrode phased RF ablation catheter designed for the purpose appears…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For preterm infants undergoing venipuncture, oral sucrose and application of EMLA cream has a greater analgesic effect than sucrose alone, according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with severe uncontrolled asthma, adding inhaled tiotropium to standard treatment improves lung function significantly, according to a study published June 3rd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Improvements in symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia are similar after treatment by transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) or photoselective vaporization of the…
