Blood Test Found to Detect Eight Common Cancer Types
Sensitivities of 69 to 98 percent for detecting ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, esophagus cancers
Increased Risk of Complications With Bariatric Surgery
Lower risks of obesity-related comorbidities but increased risk for complications versus medical tx
Professionals Disagree About Asking Patients About Sexuality
Article offers opposing views about recommendation in England to ask patients about sexual orientation
Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Aggressive Prostate CA
Prudent or Western pattern diets had no association with prostate cancer risk
Psoriasis Remission Described After Hepatitis C Virus Treatment
Case report: After initiation of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir, HCV RNA decreased, and skin lesions improved
Brain Is Susceptible to Acute MI, Chronic Heart Failure
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor treatment lowers acute inflammation in heart, brain
High Response of Desmoplastic Melanomas to PD-1 Blockade
Higher percentage of PD-L1-positive cells in the tumor parenchyma of desmoplastic melanomas
Human Rhinovirus Commonly Detected in Febrile Infants
HRV presence does not alter risk of UTI; 29 to 90 day olds with HRV less likely to have bacterial infection
Speech Outcomes Can Be Predicted After Cochlear Implant
Regions of brain that were unaffected by auditory deprivation provide most precise prediction results
ASCO: Liquid Biopsy Accurate for Detecting Colorectal Cancer
Novel assay to detect circulating tumor cells has high sensitivity, specificity for precancerous lesions