Medical research

Acupuncture reduces aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain

Among women with early breast cancer who have aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain, pain at 52 weeks is reduced with true acupuncture (TA) compared with sham acupuncture (SA) or waiting-list control (WC), according to a ...

Oncology & Cancer

Breast cancer vaccine safely generates anti-tumor immunity

An experimental vaccine against breast cancer safely generated a strong immune response to a key tumor protein, researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle report in a paper published by the ...

HIV & AIDS

Treating addictions in patients with HIV

Given the benefits of antiretroviral treatment, for many individuals with HIV, substance use disorder—including opioid, alcohol, and tobacco use disorder—is a greater threat to their health than the virus. Although medications ...

Surgery

Self-cut mesh noninferior for pelvic organ prolapse procedure

Using the same titanium-coated polypropylene mesh, the surgical success rate with self-cut mesh is noninferior to that with a commercial mesh kit for the transvaginal treatment of severe pelvic organ prolapse (POP), according ...

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