World Health Matters: Italy: Leukaemia death rate expected to fall in 2016
by Gary Finnegan: Good news in the battle against cancer: death rates from leukaemia among people of all ages in Europe are falling.
by Gary Finnegan: Good news in the battle against cancer: death rates from leukaemia among people of all ages in Europe are falling.
by Thomas R. Collins: Fresh off its approval in the U.S. in the relapsed/refractory setting of multiple myeloma, ixazomib continues to be examined in other patient pools, with… read more.
by Maria Dalby: Self-management after undergoing transplantation requires skills and confidence both with respect to taking medications, adhering to medical advice and coping with everyday life.
by Maria Dalby: Advances in diagnostic techniques, genetic testing and immunosuppressive protocols allow clinicians to tailor interventions to the individual patient’s needs to a greater extent than in… read more.
The majority of patients presenting with MM are elderly and pose a considerable clinical challenge in terms of disease burden and comorbidities compared with their younger counterparts. A… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Ireland: Medicines routinely prescribed for older patients may be contributing to elevated rates of falls in elderly men, according to a study published in the… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Preliminary findings presented at an international TB vaccine conference suggest older people are contributing to TB rates in China. Researchers say the development and introduction… read more.
Steven H Swerdlow, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA, / by Maria Dalby. Knowledge is evolving fast in the field of lymphoma and the 2008 World Health Organization… read more.
Graham Jackson, Professor of Clinical haematology, Newcastle upon Tyne and former president of the British Society for Haematology (BSH). Article by Christine Clark: In the 1970s the prospect… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: China is facing a major increasing in osteoporosis-related fractures, according to a new study which forecasts a doubling of fractures in the next 20 years.
Experts are calling for a global review of guidelines used to diagnose sepsis, after a study found one in eight patients with infections severe enough to need admission… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Results of a retrospective study suggest that, among middle-aged to elderly smokers, men have a higher risk than women of developing osteoporosis and fractures of… read more.
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