F. Perry Wilson, MD, MSCE, shares insights from a review of recent study results published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining duty-hours rules at 63 residency…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) conferred by oral contraceptives appears to be lowest with the older standbys: contraceptives containing levonorgestrel, progestogen-only pills,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients at high risk for coronary disease who do not sufficiently adjust their cholesterol levels with a moderate dose of a statin,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new generation of sensitive assays for measuring cardiac troponin I could enhance the diagnostic accuracy for acute myocardial infarction (MI), even early…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – “There is no strong evidence” that any significant subpopulation of breast cancer patients diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s was ever “cured,”…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Stroke is uncommon after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a study of the American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR).…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with high-risk esophageal varices treated with the beta-blocker carvedilol had lower rates of first bleeding episodes than patients treated with variceal band…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy for prostate cancer may increase the risk of death in men with coronary artery disease-induced heart failure or myocardial infarction…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Laparoscopic surgery is as efficient as open surgery for rectal cancer, according to results of a randomized trial. Dr. Juan Lujan and colleagues…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Long-term, high-dose ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) should not be used for treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis because of the increased risk of severe adverse…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Instead of requiring surgery, a diagnosis of endometriosis can now be made with a biopsy, according two studies published this month in the…
