FDA Will Require Mammography Centers to Report Breast Density to Patients Updated regulations also strengthen agency's oversight over these facilities Mar 09, 2023
More Sophisticated Imaging Doesn't Necessarily Mean Better Outcomes in Ischemic HF But cardiac MRI, PET may still have value in some patients, per AIMI-HF trial Mar 09, 2023
Typical Chest CTs for COVID Less Common After Omicron, Vaccination More vaccine doses associated with less severe CT results as well Mar 09, 2023
Pulsed Field Afib Ablation Hits Endpoints in Pivotal Trial Technology appears durable in most patients Mar 08, 2023
'Our Goal Is Not to Omit Radiation Therapy' in Breast Cancer Honing indications for de-escalation of treatment intensity and, yes, selective omission of RT Mar 06, 2023
Immediate Complete Revascularization Non-Inferior to Staged Procedure Patients with ACS and multivessel disease saw multiple outcome benefits in BIOVASC trial Mar 05, 2023
Normal Defined for Adolescent Hearts Under Cardiac MRI CMR reference values to help distinguish myocarditis, cardiomyopathy Mar 03, 2023
FDA-Approved Drugs Not Recommended Abroad; RSV Vax for Older Adults Also in TTHealthWatch: radiation or not in early breast cancer and screening for genital herpes Feb 18, 2023 podcast
Bird Flu Spreads; No Viagra for Russia; Nuclear Medicine System Recall Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Feb 16, 2023
Chest CTs Reveal Abnormalities 2 Years After Severe COVID 39% of hospitalized Wuhan patients had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities, study finds Feb 15, 2023
Safe to Omit RT After Lumpectomy in Certain Older Breast Cancer Patients Radiotherapy reduced local recurrence, but showed no effect on OS, distant recurrence Feb 15, 2023
AI Tool Forecasts Lung Cancer Risk From a Single CT Scan Experts give high marks to performance of "Sybil" in predicting disease over 6 years Feb 07, 2023
Risk Model-Based Lung Cancer Screening More Cost-Effective Than USPSTF Recs Risk prediction models more sensitive than age-, smoking history-based methods Feb 07, 2023
Adding Docetaxel to RT Improves Survival in Cisplatin-Ineligible Head & Neck Cancer Options needed since it is not uncommon to encounter cisplatin ineligibility, researchers say Feb 03, 2023
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publishes Paper Written Almost Entirely by ChatGPT It required close editing, human co-author said Feb 03, 2023
Perioperative Chemo Matches Multimodal Tx for Locally Advanced Esophageal/GEJ Cancer Nearly identical 3-year survival, questioning the need for radiotherapy before surgery Jan 20, 2023
MRI-Guided RT Reduced Acute Toxic Effects in Men With Localized Prostate Cancer Compared with CT guidance, MRI strategy led to better patient-reported urinary and bowel outcomes Jan 18, 2023
MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Eases Pain From Bone Metastases More responses with ultrasound, but quality-of-life scores lower vs EBRT in nonrandomized trial Jan 11, 2023
Genomic Assay May Pinpoint Who Can Skip RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery Patients categorized as low risk with 16-gene signature showed no significant benefit with RT Jan 06, 2023
Optimizing Treatment for Older Patients With HR+ Low-Risk Breast Cancer Five days of radiotherapy, five years of hormonal therapy, or somewhere in between? Jan 05, 2023
Scattered Brain Bleeds, Vasculitis in Alzheimer's Trial Death Case report is published days ahead of FDA lecanemab decision Jan 04, 2023
Can Biomarkers Give Early Heads-Up on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis? Early research on detecting serious side effect of cancer therapy Dec 20, 2022
Higher Brain Cancer Risk After CT Exam in Childhood Study suggests one radiation-induced brain cancer expected per 10,000 persons receiving a head CT Dec 09, 2022
MRI-Targeted Biopsy for Prostate Cancer Reduces Risk of Overdiagnosis Though at the cost of delayed diagnosis of some clinically significant cancers Dec 07, 2022
Still Using Medical Jargon? Prepare to Be Misunderstood Survey shows just how often individuals misinterpret common medical phrases Dec 01, 2022
Ultra-High-Res MRI Highlights Migraine Brain Changes Patients had significant changes in perivascular spaces Dec 01, 2022
Brain MRI Finds Areas of Interest in Kids With ADHD Findings could potentially offer a more objective diagnosis for the disorder, researcher says Nov 30, 2022
Metastasis-Directed Therapy May Delay ADT in Advanced Prostate Cancer Surgery or radiation delayed initiation of systemic therapy by 18 months Nov 29, 2022
Obesity Linked to Brain Abnormalities in Kids It remains unclear whether losing weight would reverse these changes Nov 29, 2022
Lung Cancer Survival High for Patients With Early, Screen-Detected Tumors Two decades of I-ELCAP follow-up data show 80% lung cancer-specific survival rate Nov 28, 2022
MRI Highlights Brain Blips Long After COVID Symptoms Have Subsided Findings will advance understanding of SARS-CoV-2 neurological impact, researcher says Nov 28, 2022
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Lag Among Those Eligible Equally troubling: screening appears to be overused by those who don't meet USPSTF criteria Nov 23, 2022
RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery Shows No Survival Advantage Decades Later But "that's not the intent of radiation therapy," says outside expert Nov 18, 2022
Marijuana Smoking Increases Emphysema Risk, Study Suggests Airway inflammation also more common in marijuana smokers than tobacco-only smokers Nov 15, 2022
Precision Medicine Strategy Reduced Testing in Patients With Chest Pain Also reduced risk of composite endpoint of death, MI, and catheterization compared with usual care Nov 08, 2022
Treatment De-Escalation Shows Promise in Testicular Cancer Early trial misses primary PFS endpoint, but "favorable" outcomes seen nonetheless Nov 03, 2022
Metastasis-Directed Therapy for Prostate Cancer Increases PFS, Time off Hormones Radiotherapy led to "dramatic" slowing of progression, increased time with normal testosterone Oct 27, 2022
Ablative MR-Guided RT Shows Promise in Pancreatic Cancer SMART safe in patients with borderline or locally advanced cancer, with encouraging early OS data Oct 27, 2022
Concurrent Boost During Hypofractionated RT Proves Its Worth in Early Breast Cancer Reduces treatment time, noninferior to conventional RT with sequential boost after lumpectomy Oct 26, 2022
Radiation for Asymptomatic Bone Metastases May Improve Cancer Survival Fewer skeletal events, less pain unexpectedly followed by longer life Oct 26, 2022
