Archive: 26/02/2016
Research reveals standard treatment for ovarian cancer
Research led by a Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center physician on ovarian cancer was published in the Feb. 24, 2016 issue of New England Journal of Medicine. The research was directed by Bradley J. Monk, ...
Feb 26, 2016
Florida's 24-hour abortion waiting period to take effect
Abortion opponents hailed an appeals court decision Friday that allows the state to begin enforcing a law requiring women to wait 24 hours before getting an abortion, while a group suing to overturn the law vowed to keep ...
Feb 26, 2016
First in-human vaccine study for malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) researchers recently published the results of testing a Plasmodium vivax malaria vaccine candidate in a human challenge model.
Feb 26, 2016
Breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue—Differences in outcome with four different techniques
Comparison of four types of abdominal flaps used for autologous breast shows reconstruction shows differences in some key outcomes—notably related to problems related to hernias or bulging at the abdominal "donor site," ...
Feb 26, 2016