AI Blood Test Proves Useful in Lung Cancer Detection Such an approach would be useful considering the barriers to LDCT among high-risk people Aug 25, 2021
FDA Warns on Contamination Risk With Eco-Med Ultrasound Gels Healthcare providers must toss all of company's gels and lotions, agency says Aug 19, 2021
Avoiding Hippocampus in Brain RT May Help Preserve Cognitive Function Recall metrics favored hippocampal avoidance at all time points, with no increase in brain mets Aug 13, 2021
Medicare's Radiation Oncology Payment Model Vexes Oncology Community Participation required for certain radiation oncology practices starting next January Aug 10, 2021
Another Bioresorbable Stent Hits a Snag Did troponin elevations affect performance of Svelte stent? Aug 06, 2021
Stroke Thrombectomy: Strict Mismatch Criteria Not Necessary After 16 Hours? Looser imaging criteria would open door to wider eligibility Jul 26, 2021
Watchman FLX Stays on Track for Stroke Prevention Next-generation LAA occluder maintains good results at 2 years Jul 22, 2021
Does COAPT Change the Need to Try Foundational HF Drugs in Functional MR? Current GDMT titration approach under fire during TVT debate Jul 21, 2021
After Some Early Successes for Bicuspid TAVR, a Randomized Trial May Be Unlikely Are observational data on highly selected patients good enough? Jul 21, 2021
Scarring on an Otherwise Normal Heart: Reassuring Data Emerge Phenomenon tied to very low burden of major arrhythmic events Jul 14, 2021
Support for MRI-Targeted Biopsy in Prostate Cancer Screening Large Swedish study showed the approach cut overdiagnosis, unnecessary biopsies Jul 09, 2021
Could Docetaxel Have Role in Unfavorable-Risk Prostate Cancer? Use of chemo reduced radiation-induced cancers, and may prolong OS in low-PSA subgroup Jul 07, 2021
LDCT Screening Linked to Lower Risk of Brain Mets in Lung Cancer This observed reduction in risk may be due to a less aggressive tumor biology, said study author Jun 28, 2021
Should a 'Three Strikes' Rule Apply to Stroke Thrombectomy? Reconsider forging ahead with repeated clot retrieval attempts, study suggests Jun 23, 2021
First Close Look at Presumed Myocarditis Cases After COVID Vaccination Case reports suggest a favorable clinical course after hospitalization Jun 17, 2021
AI for Radiation Therapy Works, but Is it Fully Trusted? Most machine learning-generated plans selected over human plans in head-to-head comparison Jun 16, 2021
COVID Vaccine Protection; 'Until You Die From the Cancer'; What's Palliative Care? News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jun 10, 2021
Perioperative Chemo Enough in Esophageal Cancer? MAGIC/FLOT regimens yielded similar overall survival to multimodal CROSS regimen Jun 06, 2021
Op-Ed: Does Your Patient Really Have Diastolic Dysfunction? The Skeptical Cardiologist highlights the confusion in "diastology" Jun 05, 2021
Radioligand Therapy Boosts Survival in Metastatic CRPC PSMA-directed agent improved overall survival by median 4 months Jun 04, 2021
Adding Chemo to Standard Care No Help for Cervical Cancer Similar OS, PFS, and patterns of recurrence, with more toxicity Jun 04, 2021
What Imaging Method Is Best in Primary Hyperparathyroidism? One technique demonstrated highest sensitivity for identifying diseased glands Jun 03, 2021
Radiation Speeds Up Biological Aging in Head and Neck Cancer Epigenetic age acceleration linked with greater inflammation and fatigue Jun 01, 2021
Lymph Node Findings on PET: Cancer or COVID Vaccine? Post-jab radiotracer uptake "could prompt unnecessary biopsies and treatments" May 26, 2021
Passing Early-Term Report Cards for New Mitral, Tricuspid Valve Interventions A glance at devices coming down the structural heart pipeline in the coming years May 24, 2021
Navitor Shuts Out Leaky TAVR, but Pacemaker Rates a Concern? 30-day data for a new version of the Portico valve May 20, 2021
Anti-PD-L1 Plus SBRT Enhances Major Responses in Early NSCLC Neoadjuvant combo needs to be validated in a larger randomized trial May 20, 2021
FFR Disappoints as Guide for PCI on Non-Culprit Lesions in STEMI Angiography-guided strategy holds strong in FLOWER-MI trial May 16, 2021
SRS Proves Promising for Brainstem Metastases Results comparable to stereotactic radiosurgery for non-brainstem brain mets May 14, 2021
Bone Density Scans and Cardiovascular Disease: Two Birds, One Stone? DXA scans may improve atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk-stratification for women May 06, 2021
SBRT Safe for Cancer Patients With Multiple Metastases Late adverse events in phase I trial indicate need for extended follow-up May 03, 2021
This Is How Much Every Second Counts in Stroke Thrombectomy Delays until reperfusion cost years of healthy life, meta-analysis suggests May 03, 2021
Low Radiation Possible During Cardiac Cath in Children NYC center reports encouraging results with ALARA radiation protocol Apr 30, 2021
Shifting PCI Procedures to Outpatient Centers: Safety First? Do benefits in efficiency, cost reduction outweigh risks? Apr 29, 2021
Complete Coronary Revascularization: One Definition to Unite Them All? New framework proposed around ISCHEMIA trial findings Apr 22, 2021
CaMKII Inhibitor Disappoints in Post-MI Cardioprotection First agent of its kind to test the waters in heart disease Apr 14, 2021
Immunovirotherapy Shows Promise in Pediatric High-Grade Glioma Small study showed responses in 11 of 12 patients Apr 11, 2021
Chronic Sinusitis May Affect Neural Function Study supports inflammation as link between sinonasal inflammation, cognitive deficits Apr 08, 2021
