Archive: 18/04/2016
Why do older asymptomatic patients have carotid imaging
Most of the patients who had carotid revascularization for asymptomatic carotid disease were diagnosed on the basis of carotid imaging tests ordered for uncertain or inappropriate indications, according to a new study published ...
Apr 18, 2016
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis use, appropriateness varies in children's hospitals
A new study found substantial variability in the use and appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis for commonly performed operations at children's hospitals in the United States, according to an article published ...
Apr 18, 2016
Researchers find method that could resurrect an abandoned pancreatic cancer targeted drug
Pancreatic cancer is on track to become the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths by 2020. These statistics are due, in part, to pancreatic cancer's resistance to most targeted cancer therapies. Working with pancreatic ...
Apr 18, 2016