Study Looks at Impact of FDA Safety Alert on Morcellation
Decrease in use of minimally invasive hysterectomy, increase in complications after alert issued
Blood Test May Help Predict Acute Myeloid Leukemia Return
Test can identify post-chemo patients with NPM1 gene mutation
Frailty Ups Mortality Risk After Surgery in Seniors
Risk for death one year after major surgery significantly higher for frail patients
Rectal Cancer Surgery Best at 56 Days Post Chemo/Radiation
Patients who had procedure eight weeks after chemo and radiation therapy had best survival rates
Eluxadoline Eases Pain and Diarrhea for Some With IBS
Medication was approved recently by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Review Shows Lasting Weight Loss for Very-Low-Energy Diets
VLEDs plus behavioral program achieves greater long-term weight loss than behavioral program alone
Mutations in TUBB8 Linked to Form of Female Infertility
Screening could spare these women unnecessary treatment, researchers say
CDX2-Negative Colon Cancer May Need More Tx Post Surgery
Patients with CDX2-negative tumors more likely to benefit from chemo in addition to surgery
Pregnancy Ups Metastasis, Recurrence, Death in Melanoma
Five-fold higher mortality for women diagnosed during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth
Blood Test May Help Guide Appropriateness of Antibiotic Rx
Still in development, but doctors' office screening method could curb overprescribing
