News

Lowest SLE survival rates found in black and Native American patients

Posted on: 15/01/2015 - 18:23

Asian and Hispanic patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have lower all-cause mortality rates than white, black, and Native American patients, ac... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Transsplenic TIPS procedure catching on for portal vein thrombosis

Posted on: 14/01/2015 - 16:41

CHICAGO – Portal vein recanalization using a transsplenic approach can be utilized to improve transplant candidacy in patients with cirrhosis and ch... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Analysis: Push for expanded hepatitis C screening appears premature

Posted on: 13/01/2015 - 23:30

The recent advent of new treatments for hepatitis C prompted organizations including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Preventi... More »

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

FDA panel votes against approval of oral desmopressin for nocturia

Posted on: 13/01/2015 - 21:09

HYATTSVILLE, MD. – The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted against approval of an orally disintegrating sublingual table... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Metabolic syndrome linked to increased risk for most endometrial cancer subtypes

Posted on: 13/01/2015 - 05:05

Elderly women in the United States who have metabolic syndrome and its related factors face an increased risk of endometrial cancer, according to an a... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Metabolic syndrome linked to increased risk for most endometrial cancer subtypes

Posted on: 13/01/2015 - 05:05

Elderly women in the United States who have metabolic syndrome and its related factors face an increased risk of endometrial cancer, according to an a... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Study aims to determine prognostic factors for subset of thyroid cancer patients

Posted on: 12/01/2015 - 22:17

CORONADO, CALIF. – In patients with radioactive iodine–refractory differentiated thyroid cancer, those with target lesions less than 1.5 cm in siz... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Diabetes substantially overtreated in older adults

Posted on: 12/01/2015 - 19:41

Most older patients with diabetes who had complex or poor health status and limited life expectancy were still given insulin or sulfonylureas to achie... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Skin markers of nutritional deficiency are not uncommon

Posted on: 12/01/2015 - 19:02

LAS VEGAS – Skin manifestations of nutritional deficiencies are likely underrecognized, according to Dr. James Treat. “If you can recognize them, they’re incredibly satisfying and simple to treat,”...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Monitoring current threats: ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR), week 2/201512 Jan 2015

Posted on: 12/01/2015 - 16:14

The ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report is a weekly bulletin intended for epidemiologists and health professionals in the area of communicable disease prevention and control. This issue covers the period from 4 to 10 January 2015. -- Delivered by Feed43 service

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Newsletters

Stay informed on our latest news!

You are here

Newsletters

Latest Newsletters