Weight-loss surgery might help prevent second heart attack
Severely obese persons (BMI >35) who suffer a heart attack and who then undergo weight-reduction surgery appear to have a lower risk of a second heart attack, major […]
Severely obese persons (BMI >35) who suffer a heart attack and who then undergo weight-reduction surgery appear to have a lower risk of a second heart attack, major […]
Researchers report that capmatinib, a targeted therapy, appears to provide clinical benefit to patients who have advanced lung cancer with specific gene mutations. Their findings appear in the […]
Dabrafenib plus trametinib combination appears to be a promising treatment for patients with bile duct cancer (biliary tract cancer) with BRAF V600E mutations. Researchers reported these findings on August […]
Cannabis could become a potentially effective treatment for pain associated with sickle cell disease, researchers reported on July 17, 2020 in Hematology. Cannabis could become a potentially effective treatment […]
Treatment of Type 2 diabetes with metformin appears to inhibit cognitive decline and development of dementia in older patients, researchers reported on Sept. 23, 2020 in Diabetes Care. “We’ve […]
Dozens of the most widely used blood pressure medications show no tendency to elevate risk of depression, Danish researchers report. They also noted that some of these treatments […]
In a study published on August 19, 2020 in the NEJM/New England Journal of Medicine, researchers report successfully treating blocked arteriovenous fistulas with drug-coated balloon angioplasty.. ..safely and […]