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) – Detection of JC virus, an important cause of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) in immunosuppressed patients, is not a good predictor of PML risk…
Dr. Susan Love discusses her partnership with the Avon Foundation and the origins of the “Army of Women” fighting to prevent and cure breast cancer. References and Resources…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than half of a cohort of over 180 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) required orthopedic surgery, and one quarter underwent at least…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – High-dose therapy (HDT) combined with autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) may prolong remissions and improve survival in patients with chemoresistant Hodgkin lymphoma, researchers…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients aged 75 years and older with brain metastases respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In evaluating screening mammograms for breast cancer, a single reader with computer assistance can perform just as well as two readers, the results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The cellular response to dexamethasone is reduced in overweight/obese patients with asthma relative to their lean counterparts, according to a report in the…
James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, FACS, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the Yale Eye Center, discusses the underlying causes of glaucoma. References and…
Dr. John Huang at the Yale Eye Center talks about the possible causes for posterior uveitis, a serious inflammatory condition in the back of the eye. References and…
Dr. Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, FACS with the Yale Eye Center discusses the improved treatment for wet macular degeneration, which has moved away from laser treatments and has…
