ASH 2014: Chimeric antigen receptor T cells shows promise in lymphoma
by Thomas R. Collins: The use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells — in which a patient’s own T cells are modified to fight cancer cells — is showing good results… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins: The use of chimeric antigen receptor T-cells — in which a patient’s own T cells are modified to fight cancer cells — is showing good results… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Compared with standard care, bariatric surgery appears to lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by about 80% among obese persons, researchers reported on… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treating high-risk, acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients with both a stain and ezetimibe enhances prevention of heart attacks and strokes, researchers reported on Nov. 17,… read more.
Prehabilitation reduces need for postoperative care by nearly 30 percent. Physical therapy after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is standard care for all patients.
By William Bernal, King’s College Hospital, London, UK. Body mass index (BMI; weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared) is an important measurement for assessing perioperative… read more.
By Aliaksei Pustavoitau et al, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA. Although the overall mortality in the first year after liver transplantation is decreasing each year, centres… read more.
By Allan M Concejero et al, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. Increased use of living donors for liver transplantations has meant an increase in donor complications and… read more.
Opioids are widely prescribed to patients experiencing chronic severe pain. While these drugs are very effective for treating and managing pain, they have one particularly bothersome side effect:… read more.
by Professor John O’Grady, Kings College Hospital, London – Liver transplantation is highly successful from the technical perspective, returning the majority of patients to a level of health… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – 3D Mammography detects a significantly higher rate of invasive cancers and reduces the rate of unnecessary recalls, researchers reported on June 25, 2014 in… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Colon cancer patients diagnosed before age 50 have more advanced stages of colon cancer at diagnosis but have better survival at all stages of… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that a pooled analysis of two major trials suggests that short- and long-term outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy in high-risk… read more.
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