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Shorter course of radiation may be preferred treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among males in the United States. Approximately, 180,000 men are diagnosed each year, and approximately 95 percent of these men have localized disease that is potentially curable.

5 Dec 2017

PET scans can predict prostate cancer patients’ response to salvage radiation treatment

For prostate cancer patients who have rising levels of PSA (a cancer indicator) even after radical prostatectomy, early treatment makes a difference.

5 Dec 2017

Penn Medicine's first-of-its-kind app aims to enhance care for bariatric surgery patients

For many patients on the road to bariatric surgery, the process may seem daunting: track steps and exercise, record caloric and water intake, monitor sleep time, alter diet, etc. Pair this daily lifestyle management with clinic appointments, evaluations, and the stress that often comes with any kind of surgery, and patients may become too overwhelmed to move forward with their goals.

4 Dec 2017

Study: Doctors may prescribe double the number of opioids than what patient needs after hysterectomy

Doctors may be prescribing nearly twice the number of opioids than what the average patient needs after a hysterectomy, a new study suggests.

4 Dec 2017

New optical ultrasound needle could help visualize heart tissue during keyhole procedures

Heart tissue can be imaged in real-time during keyhole procedures using a new optical ultrasound needle developed by researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London.

1 Dec 2017

Study provides insights on mechanisms involved in tolerance after kidney transplantation

A new study provides insights on the mechanisms that allow an individual's immune system to accept, rather than reject, a donor kidney. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, point to markers that could be monitored to assess and track the health of organs following transplantation.

1 Dec 2017

New CSHL method pinpoints which prostate tumors pose fatal threat before surgery

The facts about prostate cancer can be confusing. It's the third most common cancer type among Americans - 161,000 men will be diagnosed this year, the National Cancer Institute estimates. Yet according to the NCI, 98.6% will be alive in 5 years.

1 Dec 2017

Chemotherapy-generated debris from dead and dying cancer cells can stimulate tumor growth

Cancer therapies including radiation and chemotherapy seek to treat the disease by killing tumor cells. Now a team including researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have shown that the dead and dying cancer cells generated by chemotherapy and targeted cancer therapy paradoxically trigger inflammation that promotes aggressive tumor growth.

1 Dec 2017

Guidelines to control opioid prescribing for post-surgery pain

A recent study, conducted at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, suggests that more vigilant prescribing guidelines could reduce the number of opioid pills a patient receives after surgery, whilst still meeting pain management needs.

1 Dec 2017

Guideline for surgeons could reduce opioids prescribed after operations by 40%

Rising rates of opioid prescriptions have been linked to the opioid epidemic, and a significant number of opioid deaths have been linked to prescriptions written by surgeons.

1 Dec 2017

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center is proud to announce that it has expanded services to include targeted MRI ultrasound for prostate biopsy.

30 Nov 2017

'Aggressive' surgery for early stage lung cancer provides better outcomes

Patients with early stage lung cancer live longer when they receive a lobectomy- the most common type of operation for the disease- rather than a less extensive operation or radiation treatment, according to a study published online today in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

30 Nov 2017

INRS researchers evaluate how chemotherapy among men affects health of future generations

How do cancer and cancer treatments affect the reproductive function of men? Can this affect the health of their direct descendants and subsequent generations? To get a clear picture, INRS researchers evaluate the current state of knowledge on this public health issue in a review article appearing in the journal Gynécologie Obstétrique & Fertilité.

30 Nov 2017

Scientists develop new technology to better study liver transplantation in pre-clinical setting

A team of scientists, physicians, and engineers from the Center for Engineering in Medicine and the Transplant Center of the Massachusetts General Hospital at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA reported the development of a new technology that enables researchers to better study liver transplantation in a pre-clinical setting.

29 Nov 2017

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Shorter course of radiation may be preferred treatment for men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer

PET scans can predict prostate cancer patients’ response to salvage radiation treatment

Penn Medicine's first-of-its-kind app aims to enhance care for bariatric surgery patients

Study: Doctors may prescribe double the number of opioids than what patient needs after hysterectomy

New optical ultrasound needle could help visualize heart tissue during keyhole procedures

Study provides insights on mechanisms involved in tolerance after kidney transplantation

New CSHL method pinpoints which prostate tumors pose fatal threat before surgery

Chemotherapy-generated debris from dead and dying cancer cells can stimulate tumor growth

Guidelines to control opioid prescribing for post-surgery pain

Guideline for surgeons could reduce opioids prescribed after operations by 40%

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical Center now offers MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy

'Aggressive' surgery for early stage lung cancer provides better outcomes

INRS researchers evaluate how chemotherapy among men affects health of future generations

Scientists develop new technology to better study liver transplantation in pre-clinical setting

Immediate ART treatment following HIV diagnosis increases retention in care, study suggests

Researchers develop novel method to improve delivery of chemotherapy nanodrugs

Capsule research could transform treatment for C. difficile infections

Deep brain stimulation at low frequencies improves cognitive performance of PD patients

Study uncovers key mechanism by which tumors develop resistance to radiation therapy

Postmenopausal hormone therapy not linked to increased risk of stroke

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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