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) – Administration of an erythropoiesis-stimulating agent or ESA (in this case, darbepoietin) to patients with severe traumatic brain injury (STBI) improves survival without increasing…
NEW YORK (Reuter Health) – Results of a meta-analysis indicate that outcomes related to recovery are equivalent or superior with intracapsular tonsillectomy as compared with total tonsillectomy in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Kidney transplant recipients who are inoculated with autologous marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have less risk of organ rejection and of opportunistic infection…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with type 2 diabetes whose glucose levels are inadequately controlled on high doses of insulin, the addition of dapagliflozin improves HbA1c…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with midazolam or propofol for sedation during prolonged mechanical ventilation, dexmedetomidine offers advantages in terms of improved patients’ interaction with ICU staff…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Total extraperitoneal inguinal hernioplasty (TEP) is associated with less chronic pain and higher patient satisfaction compared to the Lichtenstein open surgical repair, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tight glycemic control in preterm babies who develop hyperglycemia should be avoided for now, until more data on the risks and benefits are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For treatment of femoropopliteal artery disease, angioplasty using a paclitaxel-eluting balloon (PEB) is associated with a high sustained patency rate and a low…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A medical directive allowing triage nurses in the emergency department to initiate oral steroid therapy in children presenting with moderate to severe acute…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic caused severe illness and mortality in cancer patients with solid tumors, investigators report in Cancer online February 22.…
