NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Since the mid-90s, early survival rates after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) among patients with hematologic diseases have improved significantly, based on an…
By Robert Saunders NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For men with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy, radiation offers a good chance of cure, according to…
Last fall, a multi-state outbreak of fungal meningitis occurred after contaminated steroid injections were given to patients to treat back pain and other neuropathic symptoms. These contaminated injections…
Herbert Lepor, MD, and Danil Makarov, MD, MHS discuss treating lower urinary track symptoms (LUTS). They explain why one of the treatments, 5-ARIs, are no longer approved for chemoprevention by…
Herbert Lepor, MD, and Danil Makarov, MD, MHS explain if high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (high-grade PIN) is a precursor to cancer or if it is associated with cancer on biopsy.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fidaxomicin, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2011 for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea, is particularly effective in cancer…
By Robert Saunders NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When papillary thyroid cancer spreads to lymph nodes in the neck, percutaneous laser ablation may spare patients further invasive surgery.…
Prescribing antibiotics for children is very common. About 75 percent of these medications are given to treat acute respiratory tract infections or A-R-T-I’s. A new study evaluated whether…
Zachary Bloomgarden, MD, Clinical Professor at Mount Sinai Hospital, discusses an evidence based case of a 65-year-old male with diabetes and renal insufficiency. He thoroughly explains a treatment approach for…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In colorectal cancer patients, ablation of bilateral hepatic metastases with or without surgery compares well to the gold standard approach of bilateral resection,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Based on Medicare claims data, the rate of incisional hernia following radical prostatectomy is about three-times higher with minimally invasive surgery than with…
By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men who were exposed to Agent Orange chemicals during the Vietnam War are at higher risk for high-grade prostate cancer…
