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A team of researchers announced they have created a new tool that identified which lung cancer patients will benefit from immunotherapy medications.

A team from MedUni Vienna has demonstrated that testosterone increases the number of proteins that transport serotonin into the brain.

Individual features, work place conditions, and psychosocial factors all contribute to long-term sickness absence due to mental disorders, according to findings.

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned physicians and medical personnel that the design of duodenoscopes makes the devices difficult to clean and thus poses a risk of transmitting infectious agents.

Results from a recent survey indicate that efforts to educate American doctors about the diagnosis and treatment of anaphylaxis have achieved mixed results.

A paper from a pair of physicists may reveal significant new information about the causes of atrial fibrillation and help to make cardiac ablations a more effective treatment for the condition.

Equipment used for endoscopic procedures believed to be cause of infections.

A study in The American Surgeon looked at workforce shortage predictions with respect to surgeon-intensivists, and weighed the effect that increased workload and expected increase in critical care demand could have on patient safety.

Many patients with chronic subdural hematomas are referred to neurosurgeons who generally agree that surgical drainage is warranted. Controversy surrounds the decision as to which drainage method is best because evidence is lacking. Surgeons often therefore select the procedure based on other factors.

Approximately 20% of women develop leiomyomas during their childbearing years. When these uterine fibroids cause excessive bleeding, pelvic pain, cramping, or painful intercourse, surgery is indicated. Hysterectomy is an appropriate choice for women who are done with childbearing, but for women with childbearing plans for the future, myomectomy is an option. However, hemorrhage is a common complication during myomectomy.

Some studies have suggested that advanced age may be associated with poor post-revision outcomes in cochlear reimplantation. Investigators from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have completed a study that asks whether advanced age should be a contraindication for revision cochlear implantation.

Endoscopically guided removal of bridging tissue between ostia can alleviate sinusitis, congestion, and other symptoms caused by mucous recirculation.

Surgeons have traditionally repaired cleft palate using relaxing incision to close the palate, but this surgery has been linked to palatal fistulas and other complications. A recent study in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery described predictive associations of persistent palatal fistulas in patients with a previously repaired cleft palate.

A review of painful diabetic neuropathy treatments concluded that, while there is no one true effective treatment for all forms of neuropathic pain, many options are still to be explored.

Methotrexate and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors may be associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis, according to a meta analysis of previous studies.

Oseltamivir, aka Tamiflu, shortened the duration of symptoms by about one day and reduced the likelihood of having a respiratory infection by 44 percent, according to researchers from the University of Michigan, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and University of Alabama.

Due to overlapping clinical and immunologic features between Chikungunya virus and rheumatoid arthritis' (RA) symptoms, Washington University in St. Louis researchers warn rheumatologists to be alert for potential misdiagnoses.

Left ventricular function in elderly patients is adversely impacted by COPD, according to recent research.

Research published in BMJ Open indicates COPD patients who experience one or more exacerbations are at risk for increased 31-365 day mortality, but not 0-30 day mortality.

A clinical trial conducted by drug maker AbbVie resulted in a 95% cure rate of hepatitis C among Japanese patients who were treated with an all-oral, interferon-free combination drug, the company announced.

Scientists have discovered that a lack of RNA editing in melanoma results to tumor growth and progression through protein manipulation.

Researchers in the United Kingdom may have found a gene that could provide clues for the development of better treatment options for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients in the future.

The midnight hour has come and gone for 2015 Affordable Care Act (ACA) signup. But due to technical problems with its website HealthCare.gov, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the US Health and Human Services Department (HHS) today announced a week-long extension for enrollment. Most states have also issued extensions on their state-run signup sites, citing both extreme weather and high traffic volume on their websites.

Reports had suggested that mitochondria in adipocytes may potentially have central roles in regulating substrate metabolism, energy expenditure, and the disposal of reactive oxygen species.

Several epidemiological studies have linked abnormal thyrotropin levels with an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women, researchers found.

Topical application of human breast milk has been deemed extremely beneficial for infants with atopic dermatitis.

The addition of a topical corticosteroid to once-weekly etanercept produces similar outcomes among patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis as a regimen of twice weekly etanercept at the same dose.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Banzel (rufinamide) as an adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome in children age 1-4 years.

The 5 percent lidocaine medicated plaster was efficacious and well tolerated in patients with localized neuropathic pain, according to findings published in the International Journal of General Medicine.

Testing urine samples from patients with the Zika virus was more effective than a serum sample test, according to researchers in New Caledonia.