Multiple studies published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons suggest that implementation of multidisciplinary team approaches to managing rectal cancer, could benefit the patients.
Younger patients with severe coronary artery disease may experience better long-term outcomes when they are treated with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) instead of more popular and less invasive stenting procedures, according to a scientific presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
Most people prescribed antibiotics for sinus infections are on treatment courses of 10 days or longer even though infectious disease doctors recommend five to seven days for uncomplicated cases, a U.S. study suggests.
During chemotherapy, a sharp drop in white blood cells or Leukopenia were observed commonly. MIT researchers have now developed a portable device that could be used to monitor patients' white blood cell levels' at home, without taking blood samples.
A single round of total-community treatment (TCT) with the antibiotic azithromycin applied to affected rural communities could significantly decrease yaws among the population one year later, according to the study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases by Kingsley Bampoe Asiedu, of the World Health Organization (WHO) and colleagues.
A study analyzed that there is a shortage of studies addressing the association between burnout syndrome and anxiety among anesthesiologists. Identifying the relationship between these two conditions is of fundamental importance for the prevention, follow?up, and treatment of the professionals.
According to a new study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers explained around half of the vision impairment in Western Europe countries could be preventable
A New York end-of-life agency has approved a new document that lets people specify in advance that they don't want food or water if they develop severe dementia. The directive, finalized by the board for End Of Life Choices New York, intends to provide patients a way to hasten death in late-stage dementia, if they choose.
In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), minimal residual disease (MRD) has been a benchmark for identifying patients who are at risk for relapse after achieving complete remission with initial therapy. It is assessed using flow cytometry or by NPM1 transcripts.
Integrated Diagnostics announced the e-publication of full results of a large prospective clinical trial validating its Xpresys Lung 2® in the peer-reviewed medical journal CHEST.
Scientists at the Purdue University have discovered another way that Listeria uses to enter the circulatory system, proposing that forms of the foodborne bacteria considered benign might be more unsafe than once thought. The study findings were reported in the journal Cell Host & Microbe.