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Guide to the Coronary Artery Calcium Scan: 2023 Update

The Skeptical Cardiologist on how CAC scans fit into current practice in preventive cardiology

Sep 16, 2023
ERS Roundup: Cell Transplant Boosts Lung Function in COPD Patients

Plus: idrevloride for primary ciliary dyskinesia and ultrasound for pulmonary embolism

Sep 15, 2023
Individualized SABR for Lung Tumors Yields Low Recurrence Rates

Strategy also results in low rates of severe toxic effects

Sep 14, 2023
IMRT Best for Locally Advanced NSCLC, Study Suggests

Technique reduces risk of severe lung toxicity and radiation to the heart compared with 3D-CRT

Sep 13, 2023
Individualized SABR for Lung Tumors Yields Low Recurrence Rates

Strategy also results in low rates of severe toxic effects

IMRT Best for Locally Advanced NSCLC, Study Suggests

Technique reduces risk of severe lung toxicity and radiation to the heart compared with 3D-CRT

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Opt-Out Strategy Fails to Improve Breast Cancer Screening Completion Rates

Opt-out vs opt-in approach also resulted in more canceled referrals, increasing burden for staff

Sep 11, 2023
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Study Questions Value of Interim PET Imaging to Guide Frontline Hodgkin Treatment

One of 40 patients changed treatment but all remained on brentuximab regardless of scan results

Sep 09, 2023
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Opinion
Kim Kardashian's Problematic Post Is About More Than MRIs

The downside of healthcare influencers

Aug 30, 2023
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Compound in Beetroot Juice Fends Off Contrast-Induced AKI

"Provocative" results for inorganic nitrate pill shown in NITRATE-CIN trial

Aug 29, 2023
ESC over a photo of Amsterdam RAI Convention Centre.
Does Cancer Screening Actually Extend Lives?

A series of articles look at whether the benefits for the few warrant the harms for the many

Aug 28, 2023
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Chemoimmunotherapy Safe, Effective for Untreated Lung Cancer Brain Metastases

Disease progression slowed and need for brain radiation delayed in most patients

Aug 24, 2023
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Stroke Patient Transfer Time; Death Rate After COVID

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Aug 19, 2023
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Kim K's Full Body Scan; COVID Stats Tick Upward; Football and Parkinson's

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff

Aug 14, 2023
Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.
AI-Backed Mammography Keeps Up With Docs for Cancer Detection

But can AI capture relevant biological features of detected lesions?

Aug 01, 2023
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MR-Guided Adaptive SBRT Tied to Reduced Side Effects in Prostate Cancer

However, this technique requires more time and resources than standard techniques

Jul 24, 2023
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Immunotherapy Added to SABR Improves Event-Free Survival in Early NSCLC

Approach is "potentially practice-changing," editorialist says

Jul 20, 2023
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Retinal OCT Shows Promise as Diagnostic Aid for Mild Cognitive Impairment

Matched scans exhibit good repeatability, distinguish normal cognition from mild impairment

Jul 17, 2023
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Low Amyloid Burden Bodes Well for Future Dementia Risk

A ray of hope amidst disappointing results from A4 trial

Jul 17, 2023
AAIC over a photo of the RAI convention center in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Oral Cancer Patients Face Worse Outcomes With Delayed Radiation Therapy

Failure to initiate adjuvant radiation therapy within 6 weeks tied to survival rates

Jul 10, 2023
AHNS over a photo of the Montreal Convention Center in Quebec, Canada.
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