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) – Among pediatric patients undergoing surgical repair of congenital heart defects, the use of milrinone to reduce the risk of low cardiac output syndrome…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients who experience a traumatic event are less likely to develop chronic symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) if they receive trauma-focused cognitive…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Split liver transplantation results in “excellent” patient and graft survival for both pediatric and adult patients, according to the authors of a new…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Otherwise healthy older women who fracture their hip face an increased risk for dying prematurely, new research suggests. “Our study was able to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The dyspnea related to use of ticagrelor rather than clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is not associated with pulmonary function,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Injection of a dextrose/lidocaine solution into the area of attachment of the patellar tendon to the tibia is effective for recalcitrant Osgood-Schlatter disease…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Microembolic signals are detected less frequently during carotid artery stenting when a proximal occlusion device is used rather than a distal filter, an…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While magnetic resonance imaging is contraindicated for patients with most implanted cardiac devices because of safety concerns, MRI can in fact be performed…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – More than two-thirds of patients prescribed pitavastatin after an acute MI achieve target LDL cholesterol levels, and clinical outcomes are generally favorable, according…
