As many as two-thirds of women with breast cancer who have surgical treatment opt for removal of the affected tissue while preserving as much of the breast as possible, rather than undergo a complete mastectomy. Sometimes the patients who undergo… Read More ›
Parents appear to be less vigilant about using booster seats to ensure that each child is properly protected by a seat belt when children are driven in a car pool and more rigorous about booster seat use when the parents… Read More ›
While it’s sometimes easier to identify public health failures than successes, data released this week provide strong evidence that efforts to curb whooping cough deaths in children in California and to prevent amputations among US patients with diabetes have been… Read More ›
The American College of Physicians (ACP) took aim today at the country’s “broken politics,” telling Congress that it should replace $1.2 trillion in across-the-board budget cuts beginning in 2013 with a new budget package that preserves essential health programs while… Read More ›
Reports by individuals and physicians of an unexplained skin problem commonly referred to as Morgellons prompted an investigation by researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine whether a new condition had emerged. The CDC… Read More ›
By Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS, and Austin Frakt, PhD If you weren’t paying close attention to the State of the Union speech, you might have missed the parts about health care. In almost 7000 words of text, a total… Read More ›
Women with inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, although not all cases of breast and ovarian cancer are the result of mutations in these genes. Now researchers have… Read More ›
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Patients who test positive for antibodies to the JC virus (JCV) are at elevated risk for developing a deadly viral illness called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) while taking natalizumab (brand name Tysabri), a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis and… Read More ›
A sudden uptick in shortages of anti-infective agents over the past few years is threatening patient care and represents a public health emergency, according to a review published today in Clinical Infectious Diseases. The review by Milena M. Griffith, PharmD,… Read More ›
High blood levels of 2 proteins may help clinicians predict which patients with diabetes are likely to develop potentially life-threatening kidney disease, according to new research findings. Two studies show that high concentrations of the proteins—tumor necrosis factor receptors 1… Read More ›
