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Late-breaking TAILORx data to be presented at ESMO Congress 2019

New data from TAILORx, the federally funded, phase three clinical trial, will be presented as late-breaking information at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress in Barcelona, Spain.

26 Sep 2019

Nanotechnology enhances delivery of chemotherapy drugs

Michigan State University scientists have invented a new way to monitor chemotherapy concentrations, which is more effective in keeping patients' treatments within the crucial therapeutic window.

25 Sep 2019

Survey: 94% of UK surgeons have encountered a needlestick injury

94% of practicing UK surgeons have either been personally affected by a needlestick injury or have seen a colleague experience one, increasing their risk of infection, a new survey has found. Just 2% of surgeons said that they had never experienced a needlestick injury in the operating theater.

25 Sep 2019

New genetic test could help avoid unnecessary prostate cancer surgery

Men who develop prostate cancer could avoid having unnecessary surgery or radiotherapy thanks to a new, more precise genetic test which is being trialed in Leeds.

25 Sep 2019

7-year-old treated with FDA-approved gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis

When Zion Grant was 3 months old his mother Daisy Dodd noticed he wasn't tracking her with his eyes. Zion would fixate on a light in the room, but not on her face.

24 Sep 2019

Large-scale enhanced recovery program after bariatric surgery improves patient outcomes

A large-scale implementation of a protocol to improve recovery of patients after weight-loss operations was found to reduce rates of extended hospitalization by almost half at 36 participating accredited bariatric surgery centers nationwide, according to a study published online ahead of print in the current issue of the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.

24 Sep 2019

Cryoablation procedure could be an alternative to surgery for breast cancer

When Jeanne Anderson was diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago, the Beverly Hills resident underwent a course of chemotherapy to shrink the tumors in preparation for surgery.

24 Sep 2019

Automated machine learning can provide faster, more accurate results for cardiac MRI scans

Cardiac MRI analysis can be performed significantly faster with similar precision to experts when using automated machine learning, according to new research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, an American Heart Association journal.

24 Sep 2019

Algorithm helps physicians to assess whether stroke patients are candidates for clot-removing procedure

An algorithm developed by faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston can help physicians outside of major stroke treatment centers assess whether a patient suffering from ischemic stroke would benefit from an endovascular procedure to remove a clot blocking an artery.

24 Sep 2019

$Deep brain stimulation found to be safe, effective in the treatment of refractory severe tinnitus$

Deep brain stimulation found to be safe, effective in the treatment of refractory severe tinnitus

Researchers from the University of California San Francisco and Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco investigated the safety and efficacy of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of refractory severe tinnitus in a small group of patients.

24 Sep 2019

Transperineal prostate biopsy minimizes risk of infection, may increase detection rate

Loyola Medicine is among the first centers to offer a new minimally invasive prostate biopsy that minimizes the risk of infection and may increase the cancer detection rate.

24 Sep 2019

MRI shown to be a powerful tool in the detection and prevention of minor stroke

Recently, researchers discovered that strokes in low risk patients could be predicted and potentially even prevented using MRI.

23 Sep 2019

Study finds no overall improvement in heart transplant waitlist after policy change

In March 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network revised its criteria for prioritizing children awaiting heart transplantation in the U.S. with the intention of reducing the number of deaths on the waitlist, but a new study suggests unintended consequences.

23 Sep 2019

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

Unauthorized immigrants who receive liver transplants in the United States have comparable three-year survival rates to U.S. citizens, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco.

20 Sep 2019

New prediction models for improved treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients

In recently published studies, researchers at Lund University and Skåne University Hospital in Sweden have produced new prediction models for improved personalized treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients.

20 Sep 2019

Whole-brain radiotherapy recommended for patients with brain metastases

Patients with brain metastases who received whole-brain radiotherapy that avoided memory-specific hippocampal neural stem cells experienced preserved cognitive function and reported fewer neurologic symptoms and better cognition over time, according to results from an NRG Oncology clinical trial presented Sept. 15, 2019 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting in Chicago.

20 Sep 2019

Cardiovascular surgeons heal a patient’s aortic dissection

When James Inman, 59, first experienced chest pain one night, he tried to brush it off and go back to sleep. But the pain became unbearable and Inman felt like something was wrong, so he called 911.

19 Sep 2019

New and improved: CPR undergoes overhaul

An international study reviewed methods of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an attempt to save lives and reduce neurological damage.

19 Sep 2019

Using 3D virtual reality models to prepare for surgeries improves patient outcomes

A UCLA-led study has found that using three-dimensional virtual reality models to prepare for kidney tumor surgeries resulted in substantial improvements, including shorter operating times, less blood loss during surgery and a shorter stay in the hospital afterward.

19 Sep 2019

Study opens a promising new front in the fight against pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a lethal malignancy that most often is resistant to chemotherapy. Researchers have been searching for ways to increase the sensitivity of the tumors to cancer-fighting drugs.

19 Sep 2019

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Late-breaking TAILORx data to be presented at ESMO Congress 2019

Nanotechnology enhances delivery of chemotherapy drugs

Survey: 94% of UK surgeons have encountered a needlestick injury

New genetic test could help avoid unnecessary prostate cancer surgery

7-year-old treated with FDA-approved gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis

Large-scale enhanced recovery program after bariatric surgery improves patient outcomes

Cryoablation procedure could be an alternative to surgery for breast cancer

Automated machine learning can provide faster, more accurate results for cardiac MRI scans

Algorithm helps physicians to assess whether stroke patients are candidates for clot-removing procedure

Deep brain stimulation found to be safe, effective in the treatment of refractory severe tinnitus

Transperineal prostate biopsy minimizes risk of infection, may increase detection rate

MRI shown to be a powerful tool in the detection and prevention of minor stroke

Study finds no overall improvement in heart transplant waitlist after policy change

Undocumented immigrants have comparable transplant survival rates to U.S. citizens

New prediction models for improved treatment of lymph nodes in breast cancer patients

Whole-brain radiotherapy recommended for patients with brain metastases

Cardiovascular surgeons heal a patient’s aortic dissection

New and improved: CPR undergoes overhaul

Using 3D virtual reality models to prepare for surgeries improves patient outcomes

Study opens a promising new front in the fight against pancreatic cancer

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