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…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Peripartum hysterectomy is associated with significantly more complications and deaths compared to nonobstetric hysterectomy, a new study confirms. “We knew that peripartum hysterectomy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Across many subgroups of preterm infants, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) and conventional ventilation are just as likely to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who receive timely guideline-based reperfusion therapy — fibrinolysis within 30 minutes of arrival and primary percutaneous coronary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Pancrelipase (pancreatin) delayed-release capsules (CREON, Solvay Pharmaceuticals) increase fat and protein absorption in patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency due to chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new 2-hour test for herpes simplex virus (HSV) identifies women in labor who have the virus in their genital secretions, when thereís…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), most of the benefits of sirolimus-eluting stents over bare-metal stents accrue during the first year…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral antiglycemic agents have a modest effect on reducing glycated hemoglobin levels in patients with diabetes, suggests a new systematic review published online…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with urinary tract infection (UTI), trimethoprim (TMP) can be used as an alternative to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) without compromising antibacterial activity, according…
Arya Nick Shamie, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, discusses the Spine Patient Outcome Research Trial, which showed that surgical…
Reza Jarrahy, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UCLA, discusses challenges in craniofacial surgery, the holy grail of which is the search for a better…
