Arthritis & Rheumatism
Young arthritis patients have unique concerns about treatment
They describe a wide range of consequences—physical, emotional, social, and vocational—arising from their treatment.
Apr 7, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
New research shows possibility of cure for HPV positive throat cancer patients
Patients with cancer of the throat caused by the Human Papilloma virus (HPV+) have a better prognosis than those who are negative for the virus (HPV-). Now, for the first time, researchers have shown with convincing evidence ...
Feb 13, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Research explores role of timing, aggression in lung cancer
Western-led research has discovered that timing, in combination with aggression, are possible keys to long-term survival for patients with limited metastatic lung cancer.
Oct 24, 2014
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Surgery
Hospitals with aggressive treatment styles had lower failure-to-rescue rates
Hospitals with aggressive treatment styles, also known as high hospital care intensity (HCI), had lower rates of patients dying from a major complication (failure to rescue) but longer hospitalizations, writes Kyle H. Sheetz, ...
Oct 1, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Select group of stage IV lung cancer patients achieve long-term survival after aggressive treatments
A large, international analysis of patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) indicates that a patient's overall survival (OS) rate can be related to factors including the timing of when metastases develop ...
Sep 16, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola survivor gives blood to ill American
A survivor of Ebola has donated blood to an American aid worker infected with the disease, and doctors treating him at a Nebraska hospital say he has responded well to the aggressive treatment.
Sep 11, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Higher disease activity scores in obese RA patients
A new study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) showed that obese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher DAS (disease activity) scores than non-obese patients, ...
Jun 11, 2014
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Cardiology
Depression screening in AF Clinics recommended by study
Electrophysiologists (EPs) rate the quality of life of patients with Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly better than the patients themselves do, with the greatest level of disagreement about mental health. The ...
Jun 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer decision making: How race factors in
(Medical Xpress)—What factors influence a man when he is choosing treatment for prostate cancer? Race and evolving treatment recommendations for prostate cancer both play roles.
Jun 12, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
African Americans experience longer delays between diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer
Among men with prostate cancer, African Americans experience longer treatment delays after being diagnosed than Caucasians. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the ...
May 28, 2013
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