Oncology & Cancer
Kids from poorer families less likely to survive cancer, study shows
Children from poor families are less likely to survive cancer, particularly if they are not white, a new study reports.
Jul 26, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies unique treatment preference profiles in men with prostate cancer
A team of investigators from UCLA has identified distinct patient preference-based profiles among men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer regarding their treatment options that could help enhance shared decision-making ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Posterior surgery is noninferior to anterior surgery for cervical radiculopathy
For patients with cervical radiculopathy, posterior foraminotomy provides outcomes comparable to those of the more commonly performed anterior cervical discectomy, reports a randomized clinical trial in the Journal of Bone ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Cardiology
Medicare continues to undervalue lifesaving stroke surgery
Despite thrombectomy's high success rate in saving the lives of stroke patients, Medicare is paying lower rates over time for the procedure, according to research presented today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Radiology & Imaging
Novel PET imaging tool identifies early signs of inflammatory bowel disease and predicts response to treatment
A newly developed imaging method, granzyme B PET, can non-invasively detect inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and provide a real-time picture of active inflammation in the tissue, according to new research published in the ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows decrease in active hepatitis C infection among risk groups
A study conducted through a mobile screening unit in Madrid, Spain from 2017 to 2023 and published in Eurosurveillance found that active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection decreased from 23% to 6% in that period among people ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Cardiology
Artificial blood vessels could improve heart bypass outcomes
Strong, flexible, gel-like tubes—created using a novel 3D printing technology—could improve outcomes for heart bypass patients by replacing the human and synthetic veins currently used in surgery to re-route blood flow, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Medical research
Q&A: New treatments offer much-needed hope for patients suffering from chronic pain
Hundreds of millions of people around the world experience chronic pain —meaning pain that lasts longer than three months. While the numbers vary from country to country, most studies estimate that about 10% of the global ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Lower dose prostate cancer treatments found to retain efficacy while improving tolerability
Two reduced dose radiopharmaceutical therapy approaches for advanced stage metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer have been shown to be just as effective as the standard dose, according to new research published in ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Medical research
Improving care for opioid use disorder through research into injection-related infections
Deaths from injection-related infections like endocarditis have increased among young people, likely due to the growth of injection drug use and stronger, shorter-acting fentanyl. While medications for opioid use disorder ...
Jul 24, 2024
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