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Head and neck cancer patients who had received the immunotherapy drug nivolumab survived longer than those who received chemotherapy. They also experienced fewer side effects.

(Boston University Medical Center) The nation's two largest soda companies sponsored at least 96 national health organizations from 2011 to 2015, dampening the health groups' support of legislation to reduce soda consump...

(Wiley) A new study finds that the costs of breast cancer chemotherapy vary widely, even among treatment regimens with similar efficacy, and that patients bear a substantial out-of-pocket burden. Published early online i...

(International Osteoporosis Foundation) Approximately 80 percent of those who have already suffered a broken bone due to osteoporosis remain unprotected against the risk of further disabling fractures, according to a new...

News The device just needs to directly touch the patient's finger for a blood sample to be taken. Results and delivered in minutes. Staff Author:  Lexie Metzler Topics:  Home Healthcare

"My guess is that even Medtronic is surprised." So said Jeffrey Brewer, the visionary tech entrepreneur who has been leading efforts to bring an artificial pancreas to market for a decade, in response to the unexpected n...

Article A Department of Chemistry team at the U.K.'s University of Warwick invented a device that makes 2-D mass spectrometry--an effective process for analyzing and sequencing proteins--widely accessible for the first t...

News Recently CE approved single-port surgical device was been used in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Staff Author:  Lexie Metzler Topics:  Surgical

Article Decreased burden on the health care system and a higher quality of life for patients likely offset higher initial costs of amputation and prosthetic intervention. Contributed Author:  University of South Florida...

News Medical student gave at-risk high school students the opportunity to learn important skills used to solve complex medical and surgical problems. Contributed Author:  University of Kentucky Topics:  Surgical

Article Droplets could pave the way for highly efficient lab-on-a-chip devices with future applications in drug discovery and clinical diagnostics. Contributed Author:  University of Bristol Topics:  Medical Diagnostic...

News CLIV is the first FDA-cleared device to automatically detect and continuously remove air in intravenous lines during administration of blood, blood products and intravenous solutions. Contributed Author:  PR Newswi...

Product Announcement A multi-function programmable electronic chip has been designed to enable heart pacemakers that can be smaller, more efficient and more convenient for patients. Contributed Author:  Science Daily To...

Article Revised guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in 2012 advised against PSA-based screening for prostate cancer, but a review of electronic medical records showed that the conclusion did not disco...

Article Flexible plates enable better image quality without increased compression force. One can also choose to be satisfied with existing image quality and in that case reduce the compression force and the pain. Contrib...

(University of Southern Denmark) Mice court with love songs that are so high frequency they are inaudible to the human ear. New research published in Current Biology shows mice make their unique high frequency sounds in ...

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) Researchers led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists report they have developed a free web-based app that could take some of the guesswork out of decisions to order an additional and ...

(American Society of Agronomy) Although small in acreage planted, they have high nutritional and environmental value.

(BMJ) Parental absence in early childhood as a result of death or relationship break-down is linked to a heightened risk of starting to smoke and drink alcohol before that child reaches his/her teens, indicates research ...

(NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) Steroids improve survival and reduce the chances of certain birth defects for extremely premature infants, even if the treatment cours...

(University of Plymouth) A report published today, Oct. 11 2016, by charity Brain Tumour Research shows that funding for research into brain tumors is still woefully inadequate, despite it being the biggest cancer killer...

(Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute) The liver reacts to chronic injury by trying to wall it off with scar tissue and calling in immune cells with inflammatory signals. If cancer arises, the resulting inf...