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…
Maurits Boon MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College discusses the benefits of inserting pillar implants to treat snoring. Further reading: Saylam G…
Maurits Boon, MD, Associate Professor of Otolaryngology Head Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College talks about the competetive surgical specialty of Otolaryngology and gives advice for doctors wishing…
Maurits Boon, MD, assistant professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck at Jefferson Medical College discusses obstructive sleep apnea – its diagnosis, incidence and risk factors. Further reading: Tonelli…
Donnica Moore, MD, discusses her new book, “Women’s Health for Life,” a resource to enhance women’s health. The book covers important women’s health topics from menarche to menopause,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with rectal cancer whose disease is downstaged with neoadjuvant radiation therapy have better survival than their peers who fail to respond to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People with a family history of intracranial aneurysm are known to be at increased risk themselves, but now new research questions prior findings…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A 6-week program of progressive volitional strength training targeting the quadriceps femoris muscle group substantially improves strength and function following total knee arthroplasty…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – US researchers have identified 10 antibodies that provide broad-spectrum neutralization of human and avian influenza A viruses. The researchers report their findings in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Yearly gynecological examinations fail to identify early stage ovarian cancer in women with a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, a Dutch…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Reducing blood pressure with the drug combination perindopril-indapamide reduces renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes, even when the initial blood pressure…
