Adenosine-Free Alternative to FFR Bolstered by Longer-Term Data Physiological index boasts good 5-year results in iFR-SWEDEHEART Nov 05, 2021
Focused Ultrasound Approved for Advanced Parkinson's Expanded indication includes medication-refractory PD patients with motor problems Nov 05, 2021
Surgery Keeps Edge Over Contemporary Stenting for Multivessel CAD Large noninferiority margin still not enough in FAME 3 trial Nov 04, 2021
Tumor Volume-Adapted RT Leads to Good Lung Cancer Control With Low Toxicity No recurrence at 1 year in 90% of cases with primary tumors, metastases, synchronous disease Nov 02, 2021
Primary RT Fares Well in Abbreviated Trial for HPV Oropharyngeal Cancer No deaths, progression with RT after early termination because of deaths in surgery arm Oct 29, 2021
Head Trauma Guidelines Often Abandoned for Young Patients in the ED "There's a lot of room for improvement," researcher says Oct 29, 2021
Mixed Results With RT Plus Short-Term ADT in Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer No survival benefit, but risk of biochemical failure, metastasis, cancer death improved Oct 28, 2021
Meta-Analysis Reaffirms Role of ADT With Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer Prolonged adjuvant ADT also improved survival Oct 27, 2021
Extended-Field RT Boosts Survival in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Double-digit improvements in OS, DFS, extrapelvic control in well-selected patients Oct 27, 2021
A CAC Score of 0 Is Not a Clean Bill of Heart Health Plaques can still be present if symptoms are involved, especially in young people and women Oct 27, 2021
Gentler Adjuvant RT Could Be Viable for Some HPV-Positive Oral Cancers Those with extranodal extension didn't fare as well Oct 27, 2021
Gene Test Finds Gradations in High-Risk Prostate Cancer Study of untreated cancers prognostic for metastasis, cancer mortality, overall survival Oct 26, 2021
Low-Quality Mammography Leading to More Deaths in Black Women, Says Expert In cities like Chicago, Black women face higher breast cancer mortality versus white women Oct 26, 2021
No Survival Benefit for Internal Mammary Node Irradiation in Breast Cancer Women with medially or centrally located tumors may be candidates, however, says researcher Oct 26, 2021
Potential New Standard for Post-Prostatectomy Radiotherapy Side effects at 2 years similar with hypofractionated versus conventional RT Oct 25, 2021
Targeted RT Boosts PFS in Oligoprogressive Lung Cancer Fivefold improvement in NSCLC but no benefit in oligoprogressive breast cancer Oct 25, 2021
More Evidence for Safety of Accelerated Radiation in Early Breast Cancer Studies show low toxicity with few recurrences Oct 25, 2021
Frequent MRI May Spot Active Secondary Progressive MS More Quickly "If you rely on having a clinical relapse, you may wait a long time" Oct 19, 2021
Signs Point to Half-Dose DOAC Route After Watchman Procedure Search continues for best antithrombotic strategy after LAA closure Oct 13, 2021
Post-Vax Myocarditis Fairly Benign Even in a Diverse Population Experience of California health system suggests cases do not disproportionately affect minorities Oct 04, 2021
Women With Very Dense Breasts Benefit From MRI Screening Dutch researchers recommend screening with MRI every 4 years Oct 01, 2021
FDA Clears 'Major Advancement' in CT Imaging New Siemens' CT scanner is first allowed by agency with photon-counting detectors Sep 30, 2021
What's Behind the Racial Differences in Women's Cancer Screening? Existing medical conditions and social factors are likely driving gaps, researchers found Sep 24, 2021
Radiation or Surgery in Early Lung Cancer: Does It Make a Difference? Ablative radiation still noninferior to VATS after longer follow-up Sep 24, 2021
Transarterial Radioembolization Slows Progression of CRC With Liver Mets Small increase in median PFS when combined with second-line chemotherapy Sep 21, 2021
Pipeline Flex Endovascular Flow Diverters Under Recall Serious injury and death linked to fracturing issue in the delivery system, FDA warns Sep 21, 2021
Amyloid Tipping Point Helps Predict Alzheimer's Dementia Onset Algorithm requires only one PET scan and age Sep 20, 2021
Some Reassurance on Cancer Risk With RAI Therapy for Hyperthyroidism No overall risk increase in large meta-analysis, but higher risk seen for thyroid cancer Sep 17, 2021
Meta-Analysis Confirms Benefits of Low-Dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer LDCT associated with a 16% relative reduction in mortality versus no screening Sep 13, 2021
PSMA PET Plus MRI Better Detects Clinically Significant Prostate Cancers Increase in negative predictive value and improved sensitivity versus MRI alone Sep 01, 2021
Can Image-Guided Fibrosis Ablation Help in Persistent Afib? Targeting fibrosis in afib with minimal fibrotic disease may improve outcomes, says researcher Aug 30, 2021
Stenting or Surgery for Patients With Carotid Artery Stenosis? No differences in outcomes seen between groups Aug 30, 2021
Faster Not Better in Getting Cardiac Arrest Patients to the Cath Lab Brain injury is the bigger worry for most people, trial finds Aug 30, 2021
Revamped Valve Disease Guideline: Europe Sees Nearly Eye to Eye With U.S. There is a different approach to deciding the suitability of TAVR, however Aug 28, 2021
Benefits of Adjuvant Radiation in DCIS Persist Out to 15 Years Risk of ipsilateral breast recurrence more than halved in women with good-risk lesions Aug 27, 2021
Dense Breasts Linked to Increased Risk of Invasive Cancer in Older Women Breast density, life expectancy could be factored into considerations for continued screening Aug 27, 2021
AI Blood Test Proves Useful in Lung Cancer Detection Such an approach would be useful considering the barriers to LDCT among high-risk people Aug 25, 2021
FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says Aug 19, 2021
Avoiding Hippocampus in Brain RT May Help Preserve Cognitive Function Recall metrics favored hippocampal avoidance at all time points, with no increase in brain mets Aug 13, 2021
