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) – Patients with early (stage I and IIA) colon cancer derive similar benefits from intensive postoperative surveillance as those with late stage IIB and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transvaginal laparoscopic ovarian drilling is effective in enhancing pregnancy rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research shows that poor long-term glycemic control is associated with a substantial increase in the risk of death from ischemic heart disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children, a high-flow open nasal cannula may be as effective as a continuous positive airway pressure…
Paul R. Bowser, PhD, Professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses how the presence of viral hemorrhagic septicemia in fish in the great…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Combined positron-emission tomography and computed tomography (PET-CT) improves the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and also reduces the numbers of total…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a prospective observational study confirm an increased risk of death in patients with ischemic stroke and moderate to severe obstructive sleep…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), substantial myocardial salvage and reduced infarct size can be achieved even when primary angioplasty is…
John Flaherty, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University, discusses clostridium difficile treatment in hospitals, Summary: Clostridium difficile in hospital patients has a mortality rate…
Michael Howell, MD, discusses an exciting advance in mechanical ventilation, targeted PEEP therapy, citing the results of a pilot study that used an esophageal balloon to measure pleural…
