Ovarian cancer patients given new hope thanks to double drug treatment
Ovarian cancer patients given fresh hope thanks to double drug treatment that keeps disease at bay for at least two …
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Battle for patients with lives ruined by implants for bowel problems
Agony of the forgotten mesh victims: New battle for patients with lives ruined by implants for bowel problems Jacqui Shaw …
Program may help patients with rheumatic diseases quit smoking
Smoking increases symptoms and health risks for patients with rheumatic diseases, but interventions to help patients quit are rarely available …
For heart patients, bariatric surgery may lower risk of future cardiovascular problems
Bariatric surgery can be a difficult decision for treating obesity, as patients and their doctors weigh the risks and side …
Studying Shakespeare could help medical students connect with patients
A palliative care doctor has suggested that studying Shakespeare’s plays could help medical students connect more closely with their patients. …
Jump in cancer diagnoses at 65 implies patients wait for Medicare, according to study
Analyzing a national cancer database, researchers find a bump in diagnoses at 65, suggesting that many wait for Medicare to …
Cancer study highlights racial disparities for patients facing dual diagnoses
The COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) published new findings in the Annals of Oncology, showing heightened mortality and racial disparities …
CLAIRE GILBERT: Are doctors asking cancer patients to suffer too much?
My cancer treatment was horrific: Are doctors expecting us patients to suffer too much, asks medical ethics expert CLAIRE GILBERT …
Patients combatting SARS-CoV-2 may develop myocarditis
Sometimes, when you’re fighting off a virus or bacterial infection, your immune system starts a fight with your heart. When …
Study suggests altruism correlated with patients choosing cheaper treatments
In a medical record review of 189 patients seen for vascular retinal eye diseases at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Wilmer …
Long Covid patients are told to exercise despite crippling fatigue
As they’re told to exercise despite crippling fatigue, and advised they should banish ‘negative thoughts’…No wonder doctors think their long …
Study explains why patients with cancer spread to the liver have worse outcomes
Michael Green, M.D., Ph.D., noticed that when his patients had cancer that spread to the liver, they fared poorly—more so …
Hospitals in Los Angeles County inundated with COVID-19 patients, treat some in gift shops
What is the truth about coronavirus and asymptomatic spread? Fox News medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ …
Pulse oximeters readings more inaccurate in lack patients, study finds
Pulse oximeters that measure blood oxygen levels are FOUR times more likely to be inaccurate in black patients than white …
Dexamethasone should be avoided in patients with chronic subdural haematoma
A commonly-used treatment for chronic subdural haematoma—the build-up of ‘old’ blood in the space between the brain and the skull, …
Newly diagnosed cancer patients, especially African Americans, more at risk for COVID-19 infection
Cancer patients, especially newly diagnosed and African American patients, are significantly at risk for COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and mortality, according …
U.S. Hospitals Running Out of ICU Beds for COVID Patients
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 – In a sign that the coronavirus pandemic is entering its most dire stage yet, new …
Modular care: Down syndrome care that focuses on patients
For every patient coordinated and personal care is a must. When several professionals and/or organizations are involved in providing care …