Oncology & Cancer
The tadpole endoscope—new diagnostic device in the fight against cancer
Engineers have developed a new medical device aimed at improving diagnostic procedures for various cancers: the tadpole endoscope (TE).
Sep 16, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Next-gen sequencing test identifies cancerous thyroid nodules with high degree of accuracy
A next-generation sequencing test is successfully predicting which thyroid nodules are cancerous and require surgical removal, reducing the need for multiple invasive diagnostic procedures, according to researchers at the ...
Sep 15, 2015
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Invasive procedures down with noninvasive prenatal testing
(HealthDay)—The number of invasive diagnostic procedures, including amniocentesis, is down significantly after the introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), according to a study published in the January issue ...
Dec 18, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Breast cancer markers commonly used for routine surveillance
(HealthDay)—Breast cancer tumor markers are frequently used for routine surveillance in nonmetastatic breast cancer, and their use has been found to increase the number of diagnostic procedures performed as well as the ...
Oct 24, 2014
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Health
Hospital acquisitions leading to increased patient costs
The trend of hospitals consolidating medical groups and physician practices in an effort to improve the coordination of patient care is backfiring and increasing the cost of patient care, according to a new study led by the ...
Oct 21, 2014
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Racial and ethnic disparities exist in ER pain management for children with abdominal pain
Pediatric researchers have found race- and ethnicity-based disparities in pain management and length of stay among children who came to hospital emergency departments for treatment of abdominal pain. A study team reported ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Canadian group gives guideline recommendations for lung cancer screening
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in Ontario. Screening for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) has been the subject of many research studies since the 1990s. The National Lung Screening ...
Sep 4, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
PET/CT bests gold standard bone marrow biopsy for diagnosis and prognosis of lymphoma patients
A more precise method for determining bone marrow involvement in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)—a key factor in tailoring patient management plans—has been identified by researchers in a study published ...
Aug 1, 2013
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ACMG releases statement on noninvasive prenatal screening
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has just released an important new Policy Statement on "Noninvasive Prenatal Screening for Fetal Aneuploidy." The Statement can be found in the Publications section ...
Apr 8, 2013
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Neuroscience
Epilepsy in children: Surgery can eliminate the need for medication
Around one in every hundred people worldwide is affected by epilepsy, with 40 per cent of them developing the condition before the age of 15. If patients with epileptic fits do not respond to antiepileptic drugs, epilepsy ...
Nov 19, 2012
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