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) – Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – even when their disease is relatively stable – are at increased risk of dying if…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Abnormal glucose tolerance can be detected by a carbon-13 labeled oral glucose tolerance test in which 13-CO2 excreted in the breath is measured…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – There appears to be no temporal association between Guillain-Barre syndrome and influenza vaccination. However, influenza-like illness and Guillain-Barre does show such a link,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Another study has shown an interaction between clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors. The findings indicate that patients who receive clopidogrel and a PPI…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children of parents with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for psychiatric disorders themselves, particularly early-onset bipolar spectrum disorders, according to a report…
Gregory J. Artz, MD, Assistant professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital discusses the benefits of cochlear implant surgery among elderly patients with…
An overview of several complex spinal surgeries performed by the DMC Harper University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, please visit: http://dmc.org/VideoLibrary/?Library=1&VideoID=77 Submitted…
After watching a video on dmc.org, a patient seeks out a DMC Specialist to treat a rare spinal curvature. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, please visit:…
After a bad fall, a patient suffering from spinal fusion seeks help from a DMC Neurosurgery specialist. ~ Detroit Medical Center For more information, please visit: http://dmc.org/VideoLibrary/?Library=1&VideoID=79 Submitted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – An investigation prompted by the discovery of vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) infection in a hospitalized immunodeficient infant from an Amish community in Minnesota uncovered…
