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) – Vaginal misoprostol applied prior to intrauterine device (IUD) insertion does not make the procedure go any easier or lessen the patient’s pain, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Spironolactone use is associated with improved long-term survival in patients with systolic heart failure, researchers from Japan report in the December American Heart…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with latent celiac disease — positive celiac antibodies but a normal small bowel biopsy — may be at increased risk of reproductive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – HCV genotype 4, previously limited to Egypt and parts of Africa, has now spread to southern Europe and other parts of world, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recombinant surfactant protein C based surfactant (rSP-C, Nycomed) provides no benefit in patients with severe direct lung injury, but the information gained may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – By restoring cognitive function in patients with minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE), rifaximin treatment also improves their quality of life, investigators in India report.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bladder weight estimated by ultrasound doesn’t correlate with lower urinary tract obstruction, a new study suggests. Instead, clinicians should stick with urodynamic evaluation…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Intrapartum translabial ultrasound (ITU) appears to be an effective way to monitor birth progress in term fetuses in cephalic presentation, researchers reported online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Having an on-site pathologist interpret tissue samples at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) can lead to immediate diagnosis, researchers report in the November 23rd…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to bare metal stent implantation, patients with acute myocardial infarction and failed thrombolysis who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), do no better…
