NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients aged 75 years and older with brain metastases respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), according to a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In evaluating screening mammograms for breast cancer, a single reader with computer assistance can perform just as well as two readers, the results…
Dr. John Huang at the Yale Eye Center talks about the possible causes for posterior uveitis, a serious inflammatory condition in the back of the eye. References and…
Dr. Ron Adelman, MD, MPH, FACS with the Yale Eye Center discusses the improved treatment for wet macular degeneration, which has moved away from laser treatments and has…
James C. Tsai, MD, MBA, FACS, Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at the Yale Eye Center, goes over the relationship between glaucoma, ocular hypertension,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study indicate that 80% of cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy do not use medications to combat pain. Many…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Elective cesarean section is associated with a lower rate of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) than is vaginal delivery, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – With the introduction of more intensive medical therapy, revascularization for asymptomatic carotid stenosis is likely to benefit less than 5% of patients, according…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Randomized trials have shown a survival benefit to using drug-eluting stents (DES) rather than bare-metal stents (BMS) in heart disease patients. Now, the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, extended-release oxybutynin plus tamsulosin is more effective than tamsulosin alone and just as…
