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Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other gynecologic cancer. Only about 20% of cases are diagnosed at an early stage, when the disease is more treatable.
“These additions to our team will allow us to treat patients in a timely manner with the best tools and expertise,” said Nasser Lakkis, M.Sc.-M.D., FACC.
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Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women, accounting for more deaths than any other gynecologic cancer. Only about 20% of cases are diagnosed at an early stage, when the disease is more treatable.
“We are partnering with leading technology development to best help our patients and push the field forward,” Richard Menger, M.D., M.P.A., said.
The grant will support the investigation of issues regarding social justice in social stratification, health disparities, environmental justice, and racial equity.
The Diverse VCID study uses advanced brain imaging and blood-based techniques to understand how vascular changes in late life cause brain injury that can lead to cognitive decline.
Constant care by a dedicated small baby team in a distinct unit decreases hypothermia during admission and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung disease that can cause long-term breathing problems.
Research by Tyler McDonald, M.D., showed that in patients ages 8 to 17 with upper extremity fractures who were presenting for initial treatment, caregivers overestimated the children’s pain. To a lesser degree, caregivers overestimated the children’s stress and underestimated physical function.
USA Health will share its experiences in caring for 22-23 weekers with the rest of the world and gain knowledge from other centers that do the same.
Collaborative care is critical in the management of patients with IBD and demands the best of multiple specialties, including gastroenterology, surgery, radiology, rheumatology, and primary care.
The Southeastern Section is the largest of the association’s eight regions, comprising almost 2,100 urologists practicing in nine Southeastern states, Panama, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The team’s research was published in Molecular Cancer Research, a journal that features articles describing novel basic cancer research discoveries.
In a recently published study, researchers examined the expression of MYB in prostate tumor tissues of various histological grades and clinical stages from Black and white patients, and evaluated if it could be used to predict the risk of cancer recurrence following primary therapy.
Earlier in 2023, Simon Grelet, Ph.D., and his colleagues developed a provisional patent for the technology, which involves labeling cells that have received mitochondria from donor cells.