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Patients with country cancer cross state lines to specialist care

Patients with country cancer cross state lines to specialist care

In a study financed by federal researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (U), they found that 7% of patients from Medicare Cross State Borders for Cancer Care, and the indicators were almost twice for those who lived in rural areas. This has important implications for teeth policy and a doctor’s […]

The new approach accelerates personalized cancer treatment in young patients

The new approach accelerates personalized cancer treatment in young patients

The Pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized methods of treating young patients with cancer, by growing tumors in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins. The team, led by scientists from the University of British Columbia and BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, is the first in Canada to combine these two […]

Limiting fluid does not improve health in patients with heart failure

Limiting fluid does not improve health in patients with heart failure

People with heart failure have long been recommended to reduce the amount of fluid they consume each day to help reduce the congestion or accumulate fluids in the lungs and limbs, but this advice does not provide benefits, in accordance with the study presented at the annual Arman College of Cardiology scientific session (ACC.25). Heart […]

Apiksaban with a reduced dose turns out to be effective in preventing blood clots in patients with cancer

Apiksaban with a reduced dose turns out to be effective in preventing blood clots in patients with cancer

Patients with active cancer who developed a blood clot or venous thrombosis (VTE) and were treated with blood thinning drugs for at least six months, and then an additional 12 months of Apiksaban in low dose, experienced similar VTE relapses and less bleeding as similar patients who received a fully dose of oral drugs in […]

Medicare patients with cancer often receive aggressive treatment in the field of maintenance care

Medicare patients with cancer often receive aggressive treatment in the field of maintenance care

According to research analyzing the entries of Medicare, many patients with advanced cancer receive potentially aggressive treatment at the expense of maintenance care. In a study published in the quality of care quality after the end of life among 33 744 ajar medicare. The study was attended by patients with various ethnic origin, at the […]

T-DM1 reduces the long-term risk of death in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

T-DM1 reduces the long-term risk of death in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

In patients with high-risk HER2-positive breast cancer after surgery or adjuvant therapy, treatment with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) reduced the long-term risk of death or invasive disease by 46% and improved survival compared with trastuzumab alone, according to final trial results KATHERINE phase III clinical trial conducted by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC […]

New research confirms a more liberal approach to blood transfusions in heart attack patients

New research confirms a more liberal approach to blood transfusions in heart attack patients

A study by Rutgers Health shows that donating more blood to anemic patients after a heart attack could save lives. The study, published in , confirms a 2023 study that suggested mortality or recurrent heart attacks were more common in anemic patients who received less blood. Both studies were led by Jeffrey L. Carson, provost […]