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…
Jacob G. Robison, MD, Professor of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses abdominal aortic aneurysm repair using stent grafts. These devices must be used in an…
Sandeep Jauhar, MD, cardiologist and author, describes, via his office webcam, the experience of being an intern and the subject of his book, Intern: A Doctor’s Initiation, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among women undergoing resection of endometrial polyps, the prevalence of malignant or premalignant polyps ranges from about 2% to 5%, with the higher…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A multifaceted program aimed at increasing compliance with preventive measures leads to a sustained reduction in the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents appears to reduce their risk of cardiovascular events, including MI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A population-based study from Scotland shows that fewer than one in every 100 patients with subclinical hyperthyroidism will progress to overt hyperthyroidism. In…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Postmenopausal women treated for osteoporosis with the selective estrogen receptor modulator lasofoxifene have a reduced risk of coronary heart disease events, researchers report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among low-risk patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention, 1-year outcomes are worse if their antiplatelet response to clopidogrel is low, an Italian team…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The hope of finding a way to quickly measure carboxyhemoglobin levels in suspected carbon monoxide poisoning is still unfulfilled, it seems. The Rad-57…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients being treated for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), the loading dose of ticagrelor has a stronger inhibitory effect on platelets than does…
