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ELCC: Survey reveals worldwide underuse of EGFR-mutation testing

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 22:32

GENEVA – Testing for mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene has revolutionized treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer, but a significant proportion of patients with these...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 16:05

DESTIN, FLA. – Dermatomyositis doesn’t always present with the violaceous upper eyelid erythema and associated edema seen in textbook cases. Rather, it often presents without muscle disease and with...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 16:05

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know

Posted on: 06/05/2014 - 16:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Dr. Daniel C. Payne has been investigating the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus since the first case was reported in the Arabian Peninsula nearly 2 years ago. An...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know

Posted on: 06/05/2014 - 16:20

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Dr. Daniel C. Payne has been investigating the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus since the first case was reported in the Arabian Peninsula nearly 2 years ago. An...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

CDC: Policy changes could prevent 100,000 deaths a year

Posted on: 01/05/2014 - 19:30

About one-third of heart disease deaths and one-fifth of cancer deaths could be prevented if overall U.S. death rates were the same as those in the states with the lowest rates, the Centers for...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Ultrasound-facilitated endovascular thrombolysis 'a game changer' in acute pulmonary embolism

Posted on: 10/04/2014 - 20:35

WASHINGTON – Ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed, low-dose fibrinolysis for acute massive or submassive pulmonary embolism significantly improves right ventricular function, reduces pulmonary...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Dabigatran approved for VTE prevention and treatment

Posted on: 07/04/2014 - 17:35

The novel oral anticoagulant dabigatran has been approved for treating and reducing the risk of recurrence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, based on the results of four phase III...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Rethink the VTE prophylaxis mantra

Posted on: 04/04/2014 - 18:55

LAS VEGAS – Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis – a sine qua non of the Joint Commission and others – doesn’t seem to prevent deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism in hospitalized medical...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

FDA issues warning about using doripenem for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Posted on: 07/03/2014 - 22:00

When used to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia, the antibacterial drug doripenem is linked to a greater risk of mortality and lower clinical cure rates compared with imipenem and cilastatin for...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

ELCC: Survey reveals worldwide underuse of EGFR-mutation testing

Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis

Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: MERS – What physicians need to know

CDC: Policy changes could prevent 100,000 deaths a year

Ultrasound-facilitated endovascular thrombolysis 'a game changer' in acute pulmonary embolism

Dabigatran approved for VTE prevention and treatment

VIDEO: Rethink the VTE prophylaxis mantra

FDA issues warning about using doripenem for ventilator-associated pneumonia

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