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) – In a small preliminary study, a combination pill containing 85 milligrams of sumatriptan and 500 milligrams of naproxen sodium formulated in a rapid…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For repairing simple lacerations, tissue adhesives produce similar cosmetic results as sutures, staples or adhesive tapes. They’re also quicker and less painful. That’s…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding oral methylprednisolone to antibiotic therapy has benefits in children with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), according to results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a greater improvement in dyspnea and health status after 12 weeks of treatment with inhaled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Most patients with acute variceal bleeding have a relatively low 6-week mortality risk after standard-of-care treatment, but those with high creatinine levels have…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A review of available evidence indicates that colchicine given after cardiac surgery reduces the risk of developing post-pericardiotomy syndrome, or PPS. “The data…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For assessing subsequent risk of stroke in patients who’ve had a transient ischemic attack, the so-called ABCD2 instrument is not sensitive or specific…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on their review of screening instruments for alcohol and drug misuse, a Canadian team recommends using three quick questions in the emergency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Subcutaneous immunotherapy is at least as effective as drug therapy in controlling symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, even in the first season after…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hysteroscopy using narrow-band imaging (NBI) technology may be more sensitive than white-light imaging (WLI) for diagnosing endometrial cancer and hyperplasia, hint results of…
