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Has Genomic Medicine Delivered in Cancer?

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
Has genomic medicine realized all its potential over the past decade? Yes and no, says Dr David Kerr.
Medscape Oncology

Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
Bacterial infections of the CNS are a medical emergency. This article reviews the pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and management of bacterial meningitis and spinal epidural and brain abscesses.
Seminars in Neurology

Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis: The Truth Is Unfolding

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
New technologies have determined that transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis, once thought to be rare and untreatable, is more common than previously thought, and novel therapeutic options are emerging.
Circulation

Bismuth Curbs Antibiotic Use for Diarrhea in Pakistan

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
Encouraging bismuth subsalicylate (BSS) use as a first-line treatment for acute diarrhea and promoting its use for self-management can reduce antibiotic use in Pakistan and other countries around the world, researchers suggest.
Reuters Health Information

Aspirin, Mortality Link in Breast Cancer May Depend on Methylation of Breast-Cancer Genes

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
Prior to diagnosis, breast cancer-related genes appear to interact with aspirin in certain women and could influence survival, an observational study hints.
Reuters Health Information

Dr Donald Lindberg, Pioneer in Medical Informatics, Dies at 85

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
The trailblazer in the application of computer technology to biomedical research and health information, and former director of the National Library of Medicine, has died.
Medscape Medical News

First Likely Vaping Death Reported in US

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
An Illinois resident who had recently vaped and was hospitalized with severe respiratory illness has died.
News Alerts

Older Cancer Patients at Higher Risk of C diff Infection

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Gio, 29/08/2019 - 01:23
Older hospitalized patients with liquid or metastatic solid tumors were at elevated risk of Clostridiodes difficile infection.
Medscape Medical News

The Week That Wasn't: Kimchi, Light Therapy, FDA Bleach Warning

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
Medscape

Dose and Administration Methods of TXA in Cardiac Surgery

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
This meta-analysis aimed to determine the optimal effective dosage and delivery method of tranexamic acid in cardiac surgery.
BMC Anesthesiology

No Survival Benefit with Myocardial Viability After CABG: STICH

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
Past research suggested that myocardial viability might aid survival in coronary bypass surgery patients. This study found no long-term survival benefit but modest improvement in ejection fraction.
Medscape Medical News

Adjuvant Regimens and Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
Contralateral breast cancer is least likely in patients who receive taxane-containing regimens or aromatase inhibitors.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

'Socially Owned' Cancer Drugs Proposed in US

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
The prices of cancer drugs continue to rise, with no solution in sight. A new essay proposes a radical reform: replace the for-profit pharmaceutical industry with a public enterprise.
Medscape Medical News

Embattled VA Pathologist Charged With Deaths of Three Veterans

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
An Arkansas Veterans Affairs pathologist was indicted for wire fraud, mail fraud, making false statements, and involuntary manslaughter after being arrested on federal charges.
Medscape Medical News

'Sweet Spot' of Optimal Compressions, Depth Identified in CPR

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
Balancing compression rate and speed in CPR is challenging. This study suggested an optimal combination, enhanced when a CPR device is used.
Medscape Medical News

'Smoldering' Rimmed Lesions in MS Linked to Worse Outcomes

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
The prospective study, using high-powered MRI, shows multiple chronic active lesions are a "negative prognostic marker" in MS.
Medscape Medical News

Screening Transplant Recipients for Genital Tract Dysplasia

Pathology & Lab Medicine - Medscape - Mer, 28/08/2019 - 00:23
In women with solid organ transplants, the risk for HPV, and thus genital tract dysplasia, is increased.
Medscape Ob/Gyn
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