Home 2016
Archives
UTI Prevention Strategies Lacking in Nursing Homes
UTIs more often linked to causes other than catheter use; many facilities lack preventive measures
ERs May Be Overprescribing Antibiotics for Possible STIs
Three in four tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia came back negative
Women With A-Fib Receive Less Heart Care, Suffer More Strokes
Study reflects gender differences in treatment of atrial fibrillation
ASCO: Smartphone App May Help Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer
Researchers found tracking symptoms, alerting doctors to problems early led to longer survival
ASCO: Follow-Up Care Lacking for Black Women With Breast Cancer
Genetic testing, risk-reducing surgery more likely for whites, Hispanics
ASCO: Adding Daratumumab Early in Myeloma Treatment Efficacious
Response rate doubled for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
ASCO: Aggressive Treatment Common in Terminal CA Patients
Three in four of young or middle-aged patients get aggressive therapies in last months of lives
ASCO: Double ASCT Beneficial in High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Tandem treatments might give survival edge to children with neuroblastoma
ASCO: Immunotherapy Beneficial in Advanced Bladder Cancer
About a quarter of older patients deemed too frail for chemo responded to atezolizumab
ASCO: ‘Liquid Biopsy’ Shows Promise for Tumor Surveillance
Guardant360 predicts cancer DNA mutations and could help tailor treatments to avoid drug resistance
