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…
Michael Banks, MD sits down with Oliver Fein, MD, President of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), to discuss recent lobbying efforts surrounding the potential adoption of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher diastolic blood pressure is independently associated with impaired cognitive function in otherwise healthy middle-aged and older adults, new research suggests. Findings from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Nadroparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, reduces the incidence of thromboembolic events in ambulatory patients receiving chemotherapy for metastatic or locally advanced solid cancers, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding a clinical breast exam to mammography increases cancer detection rates and sensitivity – but it also increases rates of false positives and…
Jaime Landman MD, Director of Minimally Invasive Urology at Columbia University Medical Center, describes the next step after minimally invasive laparascopic partial nephrectomy in the treatment of renal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with high-risk acute coronary syndromes (ACS) without ST-segment elevation, delaying intervention until the next working day does not appear to pose…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Onset of hyperthermia several days after acute ischemic stroke is strongly associated with greater morbidity and mortality at 3 months, investigators report. A…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), ticagrelor appears to be more effective than clopidogrel in reducing the incidence of death from vascular…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Over time, vaccine-induced rubella antibody levels decline and seronegativity rates rise, leaving children vulnerable to infection, public health officials report. “Because rubella is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean-style diet is more effective than a conventional low-fat, calorie restricted diet for patients with type II diabetes, according to results…
