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 study of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, use of a closed-loop insulin delivery system (also known as the artificial…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who present 12 to 24 hours after onset of symptoms should be considered for reperfusion by primary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A dexamethasone intravitreal implant is more likely to reduce inflammation and improve vision than a sham treatment in patients with noninfectious uveitis, investigators…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new meta-analysis shows adjunctive subcutaneous omalizumab may help patients with uncontrolled allergic asthma withdraw from or cut back on corticosteroids. Researchers also…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – During the first year after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), patency rates are similar for radial artery grafts and saphenous vein grafts, study…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For conversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation, vernakalant acted more rapidly and was more effective than amiodarone in an international study. As reported in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Closure of both peritoneal layers after cesarean section reduces the formation of adhesions, according to a report in the December 23rd online issue…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Premature infants of < 34 weeks’ gestation on respiratory support should not be treated with inhaled nitric oxide, according to a new consensus…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a prospective comparative study, 32-channel 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 64-slice computed tomography (CT) angiography similarly identified significant coronary stenosis…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dabigatran (Pradaxa, Boehringer Ingelheim) is as effective as warfarin in preventing stroke and systemic embolism after cardioversion in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation,…
