Study uncovers simple way of predicting severe pain following breast cancer surgery
Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other… read more.
Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other… read more.
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified reliable predictors of pain by surveying patients throughout their hospital stays about the severity of their pain and their… read more.
In news that is bound to excite breast cancer patients and investors, Genentech/Roche/Immunogen issued press releases on August 26, 2012, confirming that their drug-of-the-moment T-DM1 (trastuzumab emtansine) offers… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Using everolimus for immunosuppression in heart transplant recipients, along with a reduced amount of cyclosporine, produces results comparable to mycophenolate mofetil,
by Thomas R. Collins – Candidates for a heart transplant who use a ventricular assist device on a long-term basis have survival rates on the wait list that… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – TOL101, a new murine monoclonal antibody that targets the alpha-beta T-cell receptor, showed a good safety profile despite a problem with hives that… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Using a high dose of insulin is associated with a high risk of pancreas loss after a simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant, researchers said… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – Total pancreatectomy and auto islet transplantation among children can bring about good results, with many able to stay insulin-free and almost all of… read more.
by Thomas R. Collins – The blood pressure of the kidney transplant recipient at the University of Glasgow kept climbing. But it wasn’t without effort from physicians.
by Thomas R. Collins – The functional status of transplant recipients is a factor that is often overlooked as kidneys are allocated,
by Thomas R. Collins – The BK virus, and damage to the kidney that is caused by it, poses a continuing challenge to kidney transplant specialists.
by Thomas R. Collins – Antibodies play diverse roles in the human body — they can be anti-inflammatory, they can modulate the immune system, and they can be protective… read more.