Phase III trial finds 32% lower chance of disease recurrence, progression, or death with immunotherapy plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER JOHN HEYMACH M.D., PH.D. CREDIT: THE UNIVERSITY OF MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON ― A regimen of pre-surgical immunotherapy and chemotherapy followed by post-surgical immunotherapy...
News Author: Marcia Frellick; CME Author: Laurie Barclay, MD Faculty and Disclosures Clinical Context Acute diverticulitis is a common medical emergency, with complicated diverticulitis seen in nearly one third of patients. Uncomplicated diverticulitis does not require antibiotics and seldom causes significant morbidity/mortality, but may recur or become persistent painful diverticulitis. Elective sigmoid resection is an option for recurring uncomplicated...
by Kirstie Ganobsik Your dentist has delivered the bad news: You need wisdom teeth removal surgery, a procedure that no one looks forward to having. Curious about what to expect during and after the operation? Experts offer some advice on why these “third molars” should be removed, what happens during surgery and recovery, and the...
RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER A surgery for a torn meniscus caused by wear and tear is rarely beneficial, this was already known. Now a study from Radboud university medical center shows that there are no smaller groups of patients who do benefit from this procedure. ‘We should not perform this surgery anymore, but offer a...
AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS VIDEO: RESEARCHERS EVALUATED LONG-TERM SURVIVAL RATES AND OUTCOMES FROM 493 PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT 555 OPERATIONS FOR CHRONIC PANCREATITIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER BETWEEN 2000 AND 2020. THEY FOUND A HIGH (95.5%) 1-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE AMONG PATIENTS BUT A MUCH LOWER (63.5%) 10-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE. PANCREATITIS CAUSED BY ALCOHOL...
by University of Oxford Credit: Shutterstock A new international study by Oxford researchers published in Nature Communications, establishes for the first time a critical genetic risk score to predict the likelihood of patients suffering with varicose veins to require surgery, as well as pointing the way toward potential new therapies. Varicose veins are a very common...
Scientists are trying to find treatments and cures for cataracts without resorting to surgery. Joel Carillet/Getty Images Surgery is currently the only solution for cataracts, which are the cloudy areas that form in the lens of the eye and lead to blindness if left untreated. A new study investigated the use of a chemical compound...
For persons aged 60 years or older with displaced distal radius fracture, surgical treatment seems not to be better than nonsurgical treatment for patient-reported wrist function, according to a study published online April 27 in JAMA Surgery. Andrew Lawson, M.P.H., from the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research in Sydney, and colleagues conducted a secondary analysis...
by University of Limerick J Calvin Coffey, Foundation Chair of Surgery at UL’s School of Medicine in Ireland, whose major discovery led to the reclassification of the mesentery as a new organ in 2016, has published new research on the makeup and structure of the abdomen. Credit: Alan Place A pioneering University of Limerick professor...
by University of Connecticut Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A serious side effect of weight-loss surgery can take more than a year to appear. Vanessa Hurta is spreading the word. Hurta, who completed her doctorate of nursing practice at UConn’s School of Nursing this month, has worked as a nurse practitioner in a bariatric surgery practice for many years. UConn’s DNP...
