Archive: 15/10/2015
Test helps ID patients for home monitoring device for progression of AMD
Use of a qualification test within a retinal practice appeared to be effective in predicting which patients with intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) would be good candidates to initiate use of a home monitoring ...
Oct 15, 2015
Patients with lower income less likely to participate in clinical trials
Patients newly diagnosed with cancer were less likely to participate in clinical trials if their annual household income was below $50,000, according to an article published online by JAMA Oncology.
Oct 15, 2015
Self-esteem among young women undergoing facial plastic surgery in China
A study of young women in China undergoing cosmetic surgery on their eyelids and noses suggests feelings of self-esteem and self-efficacy (confidence in one's abilities) were lower before surgery but increased in the months ...
Oct 15, 2015
Researchers link organ transplant drug to rise in rare lymphoma
A study led by Johns Hopkins researchers has linked the immunosuppressive drug mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) to an increased risk of central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma in solid organ transplant patients. But the same study ...
Oct 15, 2015
Rare mutation may extend survival in lung cancer patients with brain metastases
Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has metastasized to the brain have a dire prognosis. But Yale researchers have identified a subset of those patients with a rare genetic mutation who are living significantly ...
Oct 15, 2015