Adding chemotherapy to radiotherapy does not improve outcomes for cervical cancer patients
Results from the NRG Oncology GOG-0263 phase III clinical trial testing the addition of cisplatin-based chemotherapy to adjuvant radiotherapy following ...
Tag: Surgery
Raman spectroscopy enhances surgical precision for pediatric epilepsy treatment
More than 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, with approximately half of them being children. For about one-third of ...
Sotagliflozin could be used to reduce the risk of deadly cardiovascular events, trial shows
Sotagliflozin, a drug recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes and kidney disease with ...
University of Michigan tests novel mechanical heart pump in clinical trial
A cardiac surgery and heart failure team at the University of Michigan implanted a novel mechanical heart pump into a ...
New minimally invasive treatment offers hope for primary aldosteronism
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a ...
Targeted Thermal Therapy could transform management of common cause of high blood pressure
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of ...
Pancreatic cancer immune landscape reveals opportunities for personalized therapies
Pancreatic cancer patients may benefit from future precision treatments as a new study shows how some tumors may potentially be ...
COVID-19 pandemic linked to increased emergency department walkouts
Researchers have long known that patients who leave emergency departments before medically advised use more emergency care services, are more ...
Ventilation and air cleaners may increase aerosol spread in hospitals
Increased use of ventilation and air cleaners, designed to mitigate the spread of viral infections in hospitals, is likely to ...
Tracking cfDNA levels may help better evaluate surgery colorectal cancer effectiveness
A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 16 on January 21, 2025, titled "Assessment of cfDNA release dynamics during colorectal cancer ...