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Survival probabilities are higher in patients who underwent complex pancreatic surgery

For certain surgical procedures, can a correlation be shown between the volume of services provided per hospital and the quality of treatment results?

6 Oct 2020

CODA trial shows antibiotics may be a good choice for certain patients with appendicitis

Antibiotics may be a good choice for some, but not all, patients with appendicitis, according to results from the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) Trial reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine.

6 Oct 2020

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may protect children from developing high blood pressure

Children appear to be at greater risk of having high blood pressure when their mothers had the high blood pressure condition called preeclampsia during pregnancy--but this adverse association may be reduced or even eliminated for children who were exposed to higher levels of vitamin D in the womb, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

6 Oct 2020

Antibiotic treatment is as good as appendectomy for a majority of adults with appendicitis

Seven of 10 adults with appendicitis can safely avoid surgical removal of their appendix (appendectomy) for at least several months by receiving a course of antibiotics, according to early results of a U.S. study that is the largest to compare use of these drugs alone versus an operation for appendicitis treatment.

6 Oct 2020

Severe lymphatic disorder reversed through genetic sequencing and targeted treatment

Through genetic sequencing and targeted treatment, researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have resolved a severe lymphatic disorder in a young woman with kaposiform lymphangiomatosis (KLA), a complex and rare disorder that causes lymphatic vessels around the heart and lung to leak fluid, causing breathing difficulties, infections, and often death.

5 Oct 2020

Vigorous physical exercise and spongy appearance of the heart

Exercising regularly, whether intensely or moderately, is a health recommendation accepted by all experts.

5 Oct 2020

Study identifies determinants of unemployment in individuals with multiple sclerosis

Lauren Strober, PhD, at Kessler Foundation recently published results of the first prospective study of employment and multiple sclerosis (MS).

5 Oct 2020

Study compares antibiotic therapy with surgery in patients with appendicitis

Results of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial shed light on when antibiotics instead of surgery might be the better choice for treating appendicitis in some patients, according to researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, who led the Houston trial sites.

5 Oct 2020

Ludwig study uncovers a nutritional approach to improve cancer immunotherapy

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has uncovered a mechanism by which the tumor's harsh internal environment sabotages T lymphocytes, leading cellular agents of the anticancer immune response.

5 Oct 2020

Researchers receive $3.2 million to use AI for improving heart transplant outcomes

A team of researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, were recently awarded a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to enhance research for improving heart transplant outcomes for patients.

5 Oct 2020

New tools to enhance care for brain metastases

Ambitious efforts at UVA Cancer Center to improve care delivered to patients with cancer that has spread to the brain have yielded important insights and tools that can benefit other hospitals, a new publication reports.

5 Oct 2020

Potential drug treatment for AXL-low expressing EGFR-mutated lung cancer

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Nature Communications the mechanism making some lung-cancer patients resistant to the drug osimertinib.

5 Oct 2020

First biobank in Australia for chromosome 15 disorders

The first biobank in Australia aiming to improve research and treatments into rare genetic diseases caused by changes to genes on chromosome 15, including Prader-Willi Syndrome and Angelman Syndrome, will be established at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.

5 Oct 2020

Promising breath analysis for early-stage cancer testing takes a leap forward

The global quest to use a person's breath analysis for rapid, inexpensive and accurate early-stage testing for cancer and other diseases has taken a leap forward.

5 Oct 2020

NIH awards $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Joe Verghese, M.B.B.S., M.S., , an international leader in aging and cognition research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, has received two grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

5 Oct 2020

Applying the power of AI to improve heart-transplant outcomes

The team of biomedical researchers at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics has tackled various aspects of lung cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer and more since the center was launched at Case Western Reserve University in 2012 by bioengineering pioneer Anant Madabhushi.

5 Oct 2020

Study: Radiotherapy and surgery offer better protection in treating abnormal breast tissue

A major study of women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) - a breast condition that can become invasive cancer - has shown that surgery to remove the tissue followed by radiotherapy offers better protection compared to surgery alone.

5 Oct 2020

Women with benign breast conditions can undergo surgery without affecting their ability to breastfeed

Young women with benign breast conditions may undergo surgery without jeopardizing their ability to breastfeed later on.

5 Oct 2020

New findings clarify the long-term risks for women with DCIS

5 Oct 2020

Study offers the standard of surgical care for early-stage breast cancer

Among accredited U.S. cancer centers, hospitals serving primarily minority patients are as likely as other hospitals to offer the standard of surgical care for early-stage breast cancer, according to results presented at the virtual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2020.

5 Oct 2020

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Survival probabilities are higher in patients who underwent complex pancreatic surgery

CODA trial shows antibiotics may be a good choice for certain patients with appendicitis

Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may protect children from developing high blood pressure

Antibiotic treatment is as good as appendectomy for a majority of adults with appendicitis

Severe lymphatic disorder reversed through genetic sequencing and targeted treatment

Vigorous physical exercise and spongy appearance of the heart

Study identifies determinants of unemployment in individuals with multiple sclerosis

Study compares antibiotic therapy with surgery in patients with appendicitis

Ludwig study uncovers a nutritional approach to improve cancer immunotherapy

Researchers receive $3.2 million to use AI for improving heart transplant outcomes

New tools to enhance care for brain metastases

Potential drug treatment for AXL-low expressing EGFR-mutated lung cancer

First biobank in Australia for chromosome 15 disorders

Promising breath analysis for early-stage cancer testing takes a leap forward

NIH awards $13.8 million to conduct studies on pre-dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Applying the power of AI to improve heart-transplant outcomes

Study: Radiotherapy and surgery offer better protection in treating abnormal breast tissue

Women with benign breast conditions can undergo surgery without affecting their ability to breastfeed

New findings clarify the long-term risks for women with DCIS

Study offers the standard of surgical care for early-stage breast cancer

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