In a report for The Lancet Regional Health—Southeast Asia, a research team argued that policies to address public health issues, such as tobacco use in the region, should address local needs and not be based on assumptions ...
Oct 13, 2022
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The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world.
Jul 26, 2022
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Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), a high-dose, precisely delivered radiotherapy, is considered the standard treatment for patients with medically inoperable, node-negative, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, ...
Apr 5, 2019
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Almost 280,000 school-aged children were infected with the novel coronavirus between March 1 and September 19, according to detailed data released Monday in a report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Sep 28, 2020
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American health authorities said Tuesday they ultimately expect the novel coronavirus to spread in the United States and are urging local governments, businesses, and schools to develop plans like canceling mass gatherings ...
Feb 25, 2020
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One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after at least five passengers tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Thursday.
Nov 13, 2020
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Two people in Beijing have been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague—a rare instance of the highly-contagious disease that is fatal if left untreated.
Nov 13, 2019
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The FAST-Forward randomized trial from the U.K. found that ultrahypofractionated whole breast irradiation (WBI, 26 Gy in five fractions over 1 week) was just as effective as the 3-week regimen for local control. This approach ...
Feb 22, 2024
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For patients with multiple myeloma receiving focal radiation therapy (RT) for symptomatic plasmacytoma, reirradiation is rarely required, according to a letter to the editor published online Jan. 9 in Haematologica.
Feb 3, 2020
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Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other states, a new report shows.
Jul 5, 2023
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