Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare, fatal form of aggressive B-cell lymphoma caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). The disease most commonly occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as those with ...
May 1, 2013
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Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a new approach for treating lymph node metastasis. Anticancer drugs are administered directly into the LNs under ultrasound guidance (lymphatic drug delivery system or LDDS) ...
Jan 12, 2024
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High-risk prescribing and preventable drug-related complications in primary care are major concerns for health care systems internationally, responsible for up to 4 per cent of emergency hospital admissions.
Mar 16, 2016
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When it comes to COVID, people living in disadvantaged communities are hit with a triple whammy. First, they're more likely to get infected, and when sick, are more likely to have serious disease. Second, they're more likely ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Mallory Mattison is a film student at Western Michigan University, studying in hopes of someday becoming a producer of medical documentaries.
Jan 3, 2024
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Premature deaths are almost nine times more common among illicit drug users than among the general Finnish population, shows a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The excess mortality is especially pronounced ...
Feb 3, 2016
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Professor Chris Butler of the University of Oxford's Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, and GP in the Cwm Taf University Health Board in Wales, is the lead investigator in the world's largest clinical trial ...
Jan 26, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) finds that the current evidence is insufficient to recommend primary care-based interventions to prevent illicit drug use in children, adolescents, and young ...
Oct 2, 2019
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Until recently, scientists believed that the primary cilium—an antenna-like structure found on the surface of most human cells—was largely vestigial and had little bearing on the day-to-day lives of human beings. But ...
Feb 25, 2021
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Of emergency patients who reported any drug other than marijuana as their primary drug of use, 90.7 percent met the criteria for problematic drug use. Among patients who reported cannabis (marijuana) as their primary drug, ...
Jul 7, 2014
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