Immunotherapy drug used as 1st-line therapy for Merkel cell carcinoma improved survival
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A multi-center phase II clinical trial investigating pembrolizumab as a first-line ...
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TAT International Congress 2019: The home of phase I oncology
TAT International Congress 2019 -- Paris, France -- Feb. 25-27, 2019 Lugano, Switzerland, 7 February 2019 - The European Society ...
Aspirin to prevent colon cancer underutilized in high-risk patients
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Colorectal cancer is the third most common cause of cancer deaths in the United States and ...
Researchers develop prostate cancer prediction tool that has unmatched accuracy
Current tools used to predict prostate cancer progression are generally subjective in nature, leading to differing interpretations among clinicians New ...
GenesisCare and the University of Oxford establish innovative 10-year cancer research partnership
Credit: GenesisCare UK, 7 February 2019: Today GenesisCare and the University of Oxford's Department of Oncology announce the launch of ...
High-need, high-cost patients offer solutions for improving their care and reducing costs
Dr. Rainu Kaushal and colleagues analyze much needed solutions for reduction in high healthcare utilization among high-need, high-risk patients By ...
Side-effects not fully reported in more than 30 percent of healthcare reviews
The potential side-effects of health interventions were not fully reported in more than a third of published health study reviews, ...
IT startup launches software to encourage physician-family conversations about epilepsy
Digital Health Solutions' newest module focuses on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEPCredit: Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- Physicians can ...
Blacks with high socioeconomic status less likely to seek mental health care
The rate of unmet need for mental health care is significant among Blacks, reducing quality of life and causing disability. ...
Healthcare Transformation journal — new year, new vision, new leadership
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 5, 2019 - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers announces the ...
Pharmacy in the 21st century: Transformational change ahead
Medications improve health and saves lives, but they are not risk-free. The modern pharmacist is largely responsible for helping patients ...
Training the prescriber
An institutional effort to reduce the amount of opioids prescribed following lumbar surgeryCredit: © 2018 American Association of Neurological Surgeons. ...
Patient safety and health IT experts call for improvements as widespread EHR adoption reaches 10-year milestone
WASHINGTON, DC (February 4, 2019)--Marking the 10th anniversary of the landmark federal act that encouraged hospitals, clinics, and physician offices ...
Let's talk about sex … after childbirth
The feedback from doctors seemed almost appalling. One woman remembers her gynecologist stating, "Well, girl, you better, because if you ...