University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Study suggests new role for ECMO in treating patients with cardiac arrest and profound shock

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a procedure traditionally used during cardiac surgeries and in the ICU that functions as an artificial replacement for a patient's heart and lungs, has also been used to resuscitate ...

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Study finds broad support for rationing of some types of cancer care

The majority of cancer doctors, patients, and members of the general public support cutting health care costs by refusing to pay for drugs that don't improve survival or quality of life, according to results of a new study ...

Cancer created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

PARP inhibitor shows activity in pancreatic, prostate cancers among patients carrying BRCA mutations

In the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 carriers with diseases other than breast and ovarian cancer, the oral drug olaparib was found to be effective against advanced ...

Cancer created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research identifies infection and sepsis-related mortality hotspots across the US

In the past, researchers have sought to determine the geographic distribution of many life-threatening conditions, including stroke and cardiac arrest. Now, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0