News tagged with treatment patients
Researchers use light to measure cancer cells' response to treatment
Many cancer therapies target specific proteins that proliferate on the outside of some cancer cells, but the therapies are imperfect and the cancer does not always respond. Since it is beneficial for doctors to know as soon ...
Dec 20, 2011 |
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IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance
Enough with the fun and games. Watson is going to work. IBM's supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world's best "Jeopardy!" players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation's largest health ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Reducing cancer patients' painful treatment
A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in bone marrow ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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A new method to correct mortality rate biases in HIV treatment programs
HIV treatment programs in sub-Saharan Africa should routinely report mortality rates among patients who remain in the programs and those patients lost to follow-up, according to a study by Matthias Egger and colleagues from ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Combating cancer's double whammy
It can be fatal if the clot breaks away and lodges in the lung (pulmonary embolism). The aim of this analysis of primary care data is to establish a clearer picture of the increased risk of venous thromboembolism in different ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Helping health providers answer questions about dialysis through NIH videos
Health care providers can now take advantage of a new video series to help them talk with patients about preparing for dialysis treatments, the National Institutes of Health announced today.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Many male cancer patients are missing out on sperm banking
whose fertility may be at risk from cancer treatment – are not being offered the chance to store their sperm according to new research published today in the Annals of Oncology.
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Nano-Vehicle acts as cluster bomb for tumors
Chemotherapy, while an effective cancer treatment, also brings debilitating side effects such as nausea, liver toxicity, and a battered immune system. Now, a new way to deliver this life-saving therapy to cancer patients ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 18, 2010 |
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Patients say 'no thanks' to risky medical treatments
A recent study suggests that increasing patient responsibility for making medical decisions may decrease their willingness to accept risky treatment options. Details of this proof-of-concept study appear in the December issue ...
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Cancer patients want honesty, compassion from their oncologist
What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients (37 percent) prefer to have their hands held by their radiation oncologists during ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Ketamine reduces suicidality in depressed patients
Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide. However, intravenous (IV) ketamine, a drug previously used as ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2009 |
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Research identifies successful new treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, reduces long-term risks
New research led by Cindy Schwartz, MD, of Hasbro Children's Hospital has identified a new chemotherapy regimen for pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients. The new treatment enhances efficacy through dose-dense drug delivery ...
Jul 13, 2009 |
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