NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Combining hepatic artery infusion of floxuridine/dexamethasone with systemic oxaliplatin and irinotecan can make liver metastases from colorectal cancer resectable in about half of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Full-term neonates delivered through elective repeat cesarean have higher rates of respiratory morbidity, hypoglycemia, and admission to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Advanced prostate cancer appears to be of a more aggressive type when it occurs in young men, leading to dramatically higher cancer-specific mortality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed immediately by on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a feasible treatment for high-risk patients who have both…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Primary total hip arthroplasty with a porous-coated cementless acetabular component continues to provide “durable fixation at 20 years postoperatively,” orthopedic surgeons from Rush…
M. Bruce Shields, MD, at the Yale Eye Center, discusses laser treatment options for Glaucoma. For more information on this physician, please visit: M. Bruce Shields MD References…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, Neurosurgeon and Spinal Specialist, discusses the challenges in using an artificial lumbar disc. Artificial lumbar disc insertion to stabilize L3-4 and L4-5 is possible…
Jack Stern, MD, PhD, discusses the indications for the use of artificial cervical discs replacing the need for cervical spinal fusion. 1.The artificial cervical disc is a relatively…
Aryan Shayegani, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Cornea & Comprehensive Eye Sections, Yale Eye Center, discusses keratoconus, its resulting astigmatism and management. A new treatment on the horizon using…
Aryan Shayegani, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Cornea & Comprehensive Eye Sections, Yale Eye Center, discusses corneal infections, which require rapid diagnosis and treatment. Who is predisposed for infection?…