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…
For 163 years the American Medical Association (AMA) has pursued its mission to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. Our members,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-power laser vaporization is a safe and effective alternative to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia, results of a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), adding a later-generation fluoroquinolone to the treatment regimen may improve outcomes, even when drug-susceptibility testing…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with relapsing mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC) on immunosuppressive therapy may benefit from the addition of a high-potency probiotic mixture (VSL#3; VSL Pharmaceuticals…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When used to prevent postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following cesarean section, a single dose of carbetocin (Duratocin, Pabal) is less likely than oxytocin (Sintocinon)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children receiving the bisphosphonate pamidronate for severe bone demineralization have a prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc), French researchers report online May 25th in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The extent to which doxycycline slows the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is not the same in neutrally aligned (non-varus) and malaligned (varus,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), monopolar transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is being increasingly challenged as the gold standard. Two randomized controlled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A single intravenous (IV) infusion of iron polymaltose added to a standard regimen of oral iron sulfate to treat iron-deficiency anemia in pregnancy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In selected patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma, endoscopic management offers a nephron-sparing alternative to nephroureterectomy, researchers report in the June issue of…
