Archive: 03/07/2018

Pelvic exams do not help diagnose STDs in adolescent girls, study says

A pelvic exam does not improve a physician's ability to diagnose certain sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in adolescent female patients. That is chief among several reasons why the exam's "routine performance should be ...

Jul 3, 2018

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Measles spreads in Brazil after cases come from Venezuela

A measles outbreak is growing in Brazil after cases were imported from neighboring Venezuela where health services have collapsed.

Jul 3, 2018

Can parents of juvenile offenders still dream?

Mothers want the best for their sons, but what happens to a mother's hopes and dreams when her son is charged as a juvenile offender?

Jul 3, 2018

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Sylvester researcher uses HPV vaccine to treat patient with skin cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma is the second-most-common form of skin cancer. Evidence suggests the human papilloma virus plays a role in the development of some types of this skin cancer.

Jul 3, 2018

ICD placements not meeting medicare coverage decline after investigation

Following the announcement of a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into potential overuse of primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) that did not meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

Jul 3, 2018

Rising air ambulance bills hit patients with added shock

A helicopter trip to a hospital may not be the only shock a patient faces after a bad accident. The next one could hit when the bill arrives.

Jul 3, 2018

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New tools developed for brain mapping; should boost research into depression, dementia

Researchers at Florida Institute of Technology have developed the fastest method to date for creating a key molecule used by neuroscientists at Columbia University in mapping brain activity. They also discovered ways to create ...

Jul 3, 2018

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Researchers discover new vulnerability in deadly form of lung cancer

Researchers at the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) have discovered a new metabolic vulnerability in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that can be targeted by existing drug therapies.

Jul 3, 2018

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Energizing eggs with a patient's own mitochondria offers no benefit in assisted reproduction

A controversial technique of energising eggs to improve their quality in assisted reproduction has been shown in an experimental randomised trial to offer no benefit in terms of pregnancy or live birth rate. The study was ...

Jul 3, 2018

Surgeons have substantial impact on genetic testing in breast cancer patients who need it

For many women diagnosed with breast cancer, genetic testing can offer important information that might guide treatment choices. But studies have shown that only about half of women who could benefit receive genetic testing.

Jul 3, 2018

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Archive: 03/07/2018

Pelvic exams do not help diagnose STDs in adolescent girls, study says

Measles spreads in Brazil after cases come from Venezuela

Can parents of juvenile offenders still dream?

Sylvester researcher uses HPV vaccine to treat patient with skin cancer

ICD placements not meeting medicare coverage decline after investigation

Rising air ambulance bills hit patients with added shock

New tools developed for brain mapping; should boost research into depression, dementia

Researchers discover new vulnerability in deadly form of lung cancer

Energizing eggs with a patient's own mitochondria offers no benefit in assisted reproduction

Surgeons have substantial impact on genetic testing in breast cancer patients who need it

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