NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Transesophageal endoscopic surgery of the mediastinum in pigs carries a substantial risk of inadvertent pneumothorax, German researchers report. The procedure had no cardiopulmonary…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Solid organ recipients often develop invasive fungal infections months or even years after transplant, according to registry data from the U.S. Depending on…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Giving ketorolac and acetaminophen during pediatric inguinal hernia repair reduces the need for postoperative opioids, Korean researchers report in the April issue of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adjuvant chemotherapy, with or without postoperative radiotherapy, improves survival in patients with operable non-small-cell lung cancer, according to a March 24th online report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The largest public medical institution in France has dramatically reduced its methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection rates, achieving a relative reduction of more…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Breast cancer patients with ATM missense variants who receive radiation therapy appear to be at increased risk for contralateral breast cancer, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Bilateral thalamic stimulation reduces seizure frequency and severity in medically refractory epilepsy, new study findings show. About a third of people with epilepsy…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a small study of patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, the free fatty acid form of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA-FFA) reduced both the size…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ultrasound surveillance is a safe alternative to immediate resection for small testicular masses discovered incidentally, Canadian researchers report. Small testicular masses are occasionally…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elderly patients with severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis can undergo low- or intermediate- risk noncardiac surgery relatively safely, new research shows. Severe aortic stenosis…