Archive: 02/05/2016
Vitamin A affects the heart, not just eyes and skin
Vitamin A is involved in many bodily processes, including vision and skin health, but its role in the heart is unclear. While vitamin A is critical for heart development of embryos—vitamin A deficiency during pregnancy ...
May 2, 2016
End-of-life care doctors consider patient and family needs when deciding to end treatment
The first Australian study on how end-of-life care doctors use the term "futile treatment" to make decisions on whether further treatment should be given when a person has no hope of recovery and death is near, has been published ...
May 2, 2016
Black patients from segregated neighborhoods less likely to receive lung cancer surgery
Black residents of highly segregated neighborhoods were less likely to receive surgery for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) than their peers in less-segregated neighborhoods, according to a study published in ...
May 2, 2016