NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – How much an individual patient with esophageal cancer is likely to benefit, if at all, from chemoradiotherapy (CRT) before undergoing esophagectomy can be…
After receiving a coronary stent to repair a blocked artery to the heart, patients are given blood-thinning medications. This can help prevent clots from forming in the stent.…
Hair loss affects nearly 50% of people in the US and across the world. Those who suffer from hair loss may lack expression of genes regulated hair growth.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A diagnosis of bladder cancer after an initial presentation with hematuria is often delayed in both men and women – but the delay…
Hair loss, both the more medical forms and more conventional forms, affects many millions of people in the US and across the world. Current treatments include “accidental” drug…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A preoperative MRI showing whether or not a rectal tumor encroaches on the circumferential resection margin (CRM) is a better predictor of recurrence…
Shoulder pain will drive nearly 4.5 million people to a doctor this year, some of which will have suffered from a rotator cuff tear. Some patients will avoid…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, explains why doctors may find themselves in a difficult position when patients come to them with questions about medical…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, discusses the results of a University of Calgary study that found New Yorkers suffering from PTSD after the…
For many who are severely obese, bariatric surgery can offer an effective way to lose weight. It can also help reduce blood sugar, cholesterol levels and blood pressure.…
Nancy Simonian, MD, CEO, Syros Pharmaceuticals explains that by modulating components of super-enhancers, important genes that drive disease states may be able to be turned down. She references a recent…
Martin Lee, author of Smoke Signals, and director of Project CBD, discusses the enlightening research coming out of the California Pacific Medical Center about the antitumor and anticancer effects of cannabinoids.…
