News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: July 1, 2016
The efficacy of an investigational malaria vaccine waned from 36% to 2.5% over a 7-year period in Kenya, at which time it was even associated with an ...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: June 22, 2016
Key clinical point: Requests for medication abortions have risen in nine Latin American countries since the first Zika warning last November.
Majo...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: June 19, 2016
Key clinical point: Early enteral feeding and multimodal pain management both contributed to early return of bowel function.
Major finding: Length...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: June 11, 2016
The 2015-2016 flu season was less severe than the last three seasons, with a lower hospitalization rate and fewer pediatric deaths.
Article Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: June 11, 2016
Key clinical point: The last flu season peaked later, and killed fewer people than the last three seasons. Major finding: The overall death rate wa...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 26, 2016
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 26, 2016
Article Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 26, 2016
Key clinical point: HPV types 16 and 18 have significantly decreased since the advent of the vaccine, but only among vaccinated women.
Major findi...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 26, 2016
Key clinical point: HPV types 16 and 18 have significantly decreased since the advent of the vaccine, but only among vaccinated women.
Major findi...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 25, 2016
ORLANDO – A commercially available melanoma gene expression test had a negative predictive value of 98% for metastasis, and correctly identified patie...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 25, 2016
Key clinical point: Vaginal delivery is a safe option for monoamniotic-monochorionic twins.
Major finding: Successful vaginal delivery of both twi...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 23, 2016
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 23, 2016
ORLANDO – Sentinel node biopsies may be a useful staging tool for patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck, based on the ...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 23, 2016
Key clinical point: Matrilin-2 is the first marker of tumor invasion to be used in skin cancers.
Major finding: The protein bound to 41 of 42 BCCs...
News Author: Michele G. Sullivan Publish date: May 21, 2016
Most women who used intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian cancer said it was a good option for them.
