ASCO: FOLFOX Noninferior to Chemoradiotherapy for Overall Survival in Rectal Cancer
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) is noninferior to preoperative chemoradiotherapy with respect to overall survival for patients with locally advanced rectal cance…
Learn MoreCDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who have recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis.
Those at…
El Papa se someterá a una cirugía para una hernia, y pasará varios días en un hospital en Roma
MIÉRCOLES, 7 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El Papa Francisco estará hospitalizado durante varios días tras una cirugía programada para reparar una hernia que le provoca unos síntomas “recurrentes y dolorosos que están empeorando”. El Vaticano a…
Learn MoreASCO: Extended Lymph Node Removal Not Beneficial for Bladder Cancer
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, extended lymphadenectomy (LND) is not associated with improved disease-free or overall survival, according to a study …
Learn MorePope Has Hernia Repaired During 3-Hour Surgery
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After three hours of surgery on Wednesday, Pope Francis was recovering at Gemelli hospital in Rome on Thursday.Pope Francis had a hernia in his abdominal wall repaired, along with the removal of scar tissue i…
Learn MoreNew Approach to Transplants Could Boost Supply of Donor Hearts
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new transplant method that “reanimates” donor hearts appears safe and effective, a new clinical trial has found — in an advance that could substantially expand the supply of donor hearts available in the Un…
Learn MoreCDC Raises Alarm About Meningitis Threat to Patients Visiting Mexican Surgical Clinics
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are urgently trying to reach people who’ve recently had medical procedures at clinics in Matamoros, Mexico, because they may be at risk of potentially fatal fungal meningitis. Those at r…
Learn MorePope to Have Hernia Surgery, Stay in Rome Hospital for Several Days
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days after a planned surgery to repair a hernia that is causing him “recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms.The Vatican announced plans for the surgery and r…
Learn MoreTonsillectomy Both Clinically Effective and Cost-Effective
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Immediate tonsillectomy is clinically effective and cost-effective in adults with recurrent acute tonsillitis, according to a study published online May 17 in The Lancet.Janet A. Wilson, M.D., from Newcastle…
Learn MorePatients With Bladder Cancer May Avoid Removal of Extra Lymph Nodes, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, doctors have thought that a more extensive surgery that removes a wider swath of lymph nodes was the best option for certain patients with bladder cancer. Now, a new clinical trial is upending tha…
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