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A radical proposal has been suggested for eliminating all Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and outpatient facilities in the next 20 years

VA Commission on Care: Eliminate VA Medical Centers

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Eight veterans organizations denounce document in letter to Commission Chairwoman
Cryoablation therapy may reduce phantom limb pain that many amputees experience

SIR: Cryoablation Helps Ease Phantom Limb Pain for Amputees

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Targeted treatment of nerve and scar tissue found to improve symptoms
For patients with primary insomnia

White Matter Tract Changes in Right Brain in Insomnia

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Primary insomnia patients have lower FA values in seven regions in the right brain
For patients with prostate cancer

Increasing Radiation Dose Ups Freedom From Biochemical Fail

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But no improvement in overall survival, distant metastases, CA-specific mortality in prostate cancer
Bariatric artery embolization may offer another way to treat severe obesity

SIR: Bariatric Artery Embolization May Be New Weight-Loss Tool

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In preliminary study, non-surgical procedure shows some promise
Prostatic artery embolization (PAE) may help improve nocturia symptoms in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia

SIR: New Prostate Technique May Help Reduce Nocturia in BPH

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Procedure partially blocks blood flow to the gland and appears to ease the need to urinate
Intraarterial chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for head and neck cancer is tied to a higher incidence of cerebral infarction

Intraarterial Chemo + Radiation May Up Cerebral Infarctions

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Findings from comparison with intravenous chemoradiotherapy
For patients with prostate cancer

Increasing Radiation Dose Ups Freedom From Biochemical Fail

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But no improvement in overall survival, distant metastases, CA-specific mortality in prostate cancer

March 2016 Briefing – Radiology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Radiology for March 2016. This roundup includes the latest...
Local-regional failure in patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancer is mostly seen in patients with gross disease at the time of intensity-modulated radiation therapy

Dose Escalation in IMRT Slows Progression of Thyroid Cancer

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Local-regional failure in WDTC mostly occurs outside of 70 Gy volume and in peri-esophageal region