By Will Boggs, MD NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temsirolimus does not improve progression-free survival in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) compared to standard treatment, according to results…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with potentially resectable colorectal liver metastases, the use of combined PET and CT imaging (PET-CT) identifies those with occult extrahepatic disease…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A second dose of quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV4) 6 months after the first dose significantly improves response rates in youth infected with…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Implantation of a second transcatheter heart valve (THV-in-THV) is effective treatment for failed transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to a report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doxycycline treatment prompts amelioration of filarial lymphedema independent of active infection, researchers report in a May 18th on-line paper in Clinical Infectious Diseases.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) appears to be safe and effective when used for off-label indications in pediatric patients, according to a report from…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to white light cystoscopy, hexaminolevulinate fluorescence cystoscopic detection of papillary, nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer appears superior, researchers report in a May 12th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a good first test in patients with isolated mediastinal lymphadenopathy (IML), one that might spare many…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Infliximab for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not associated with an increased risk for serious infection, death, or malignancy, including lymphoma, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The antiarrhythmic dronedarone (Multag, Sanofi SA) should be used with caution, particularly in patients with cardiovascular risk factors, advise clinicians in a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Anemia of prematurity is associated with poor feeding and weight gain. A new study finds that correcting AOP with packed red blood cell…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In real-world patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), the most common subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), adding rituximab to first-line chemotherapy improves…
