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Analysis indicates the value of a simple screening test for depression

An analysis published in Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics indicates the value of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening depression.

18 Apr 2020

ACC issues guidance to encourage heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help

Through its CardioSmart patient initiative, the American College of Cardiology has issued guidance to encourage patients experiencing a heart attack or stroke to call 911.

18 Apr 2020

Oncological care in the COVID-19 era

In Nature Medicine, the seven comprehensive cancer centres of Cancer Core Europe, including the Netherlands Cancer Institute and Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, have shared how they rapidly reorganized their oncological healthcare systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.

18 Apr 2020

New study raises red flags about strategy to block cancer drug resistance

Sooner or later, most cancer patients develop resistance to the very chemotherapy drugs designed to kill their cancer, forcing oncologists to seek alternatives.

17 Apr 2020

Study shows huge effect of obesity on pancreatic cancer development

Pancreatic cancer is expected to become the second-deadliest cancer in the United States by 2030, driven in part by rising obesity rates.

17 Apr 2020

Alternative imaging technique shows promise for safer heart procedures

In the first study of its kind, Johns Hopkins researchers provide evidence that an alternative imaging technique could someday replace current methods that require potentially harmful radiation.

17 Apr 2020

Greater occurrence of infections correlates with future cancer diagnosis

Patients experienced a greater occurrence of infections in the years preceding a cancer diagnosis.

17 Apr 2020

A new approach to predict risk of radiation-induced cancer in astronauts

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, aims to send human missions to Mars in the 2030s. But scientists are still trying to learn more about the potential cancer risks for astronauts due to radiation exposure.

17 Apr 2020

Patient-level Key Performance Indicator set developed for Fracture Liaison Services

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Capture the Fracture® Working Group in collaboration with the Fragility Fracture Network Secondary Fragility Fracture Special Interest Group and National Osteoporosis Foundation has adapted existing metrics from the UK-based Fracture Liaison Service Database Audit to develop a patient-level Key Performance Indicator (KPI) set for Fracture Liaison Services (FLSs).

17 Apr 2020

Death rates from prostate cancer predicted to decline overall in EU

Death rates from prostate cancer are predicted to fall in 2020 in the EU, largely due to better diagnosis and treatment.

17 Apr 2020

Scientists discover anti-cancer compound in the humble willow

More than a century after giving the world aspirin, another potential drug has been found in the stem and leaves of willows – this time with anti-cancer properties.

17 Apr 2020

Landmark 30-year study describes clinical course of patients with Crigler-Najjar syndrome

A new study summarizes more than 30 years of clinical experience and describes the clinical course of 28 individuals homozygous for damaging mutations in the UGT1A1 gene who were born between 1984 and 2015 with Crigler-Najjar syndrome.

17 Apr 2020

Cancer immunotherapy can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle

Immunotherapy is a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer, but inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) is one of its most serious side effects.

17 Apr 2020

Cancer Research UK calls for mass Covid-19 testing to prevent unnecessary cancer deaths

Thousands of cancer patients in the UK have had their treatment stopped or delayed because of COVID-19, and with pressures mounting on the health service, Cancer Research UK calls for widespread testing to prevent unnecessary cancer deaths.*

17 Apr 2020

Theoretical aspects of cancer evolution could pave way to new anti-cancer therapies

New treatments designed to prevent cancer from developing, based on changing the microenvironment in which cancer cells evolve, could be both feasible and effective.

17 Apr 2020

Study highlights gap between men and women who suffer from heart attack

Women are more likely to die after a heart attack than men because they are often not prescribed the drugs they need. That's the result of research presented today on ACVC Essentials 4U, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

17 Apr 2020

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Analysis indicates the value of a simple screening test for depression

ACC issues guidance to encourage heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help

Oncological care in the COVID-19 era

New study raises red flags about strategy to block cancer drug resistance

Study shows huge effect of obesity on pancreatic cancer development

Alternative imaging technique shows promise for safer heart procedures

Greater occurrence of infections correlates with future cancer diagnosis

A new approach to predict risk of radiation-induced cancer in astronauts

Patient-level Key Performance Indicator set developed for Fracture Liaison Services

Death rates from prostate cancer predicted to decline overall in EU

Scientists discover anti-cancer compound in the humble willow

Landmark 30-year study describes clinical course of patients with Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Cancer immunotherapy can lead to inflammation of the heart muscle

Cancer Research UK calls for mass Covid-19 testing to prevent unnecessary cancer deaths

Theoretical aspects of cancer evolution could pave way to new anti-cancer therapies

Study highlights gap between men and women who suffer from heart attack

Elderly patients underestimate the danger of pneumonia

Solving the mystery of unidentified late-onset neurodegenerative disorder

Researchers find way to prevent spasticity after spinal cord injury in mice

SCAI releases position statement on adult congenital cardiac interventional training

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