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) – Muscle pain and weakness in patients taking statins often reflect true muscle damage, new research shows. Moreover, real muscle injury may exist even…
DMC Neurosurgeon performs delicate brain surgery to remove a tumor pressing on a pateint’s optic nerve. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, visit www.dmc.org Submitted by Detroit…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that regardless of how hormone therapy is given, it increases the risk of ovarian cancer. “Our study suggests an increased…
As lawmakers seek to reform the healthcare system, they’re going to have to address the $300 billion gorilla that keeps getting put on the backburner. According to some…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adults with a history of low birth weight (LBW) are more prone to respiratory illnesses requiring hospitalization than are adults without such a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research indicates that whether hemodialysis is given early or delayed has no bearing on morbidity or mortality in patients with end-stage renal…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term strenuous activity may cut the risk of breast cancer in women, but may have a harmful effect on cognition, according to study…
July 14, 2009 (Portland, Ore.) – One in eight women develop breast cancer in their lifetimes. Although regular mammograms can reduce breast cancer deaths by more than 30…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A further analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) trials indicates that the risks of hormone therapy still generally outweigh the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For low-risk emergency department patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, acute nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has the potential to safely reduce the…
