Category: 6. Health

NEW ORLEANS, LA—Complete revascularization in patients presenting with ACS and multivessel coronary artery disease significantly cuts the…

Chronic liver disease (CLD) and its advanced stage, cirrhosis, represent a significant global health burden, with portal hypertension (PH) being a primary driver of disease progression and decompensation. A hallmark of this…

Regional anesthesia-typically with a spinal or epidural block-has long been favored for cesarean births due in part to concerns about the effects that general anesthesia may have on newborns during labor and delivery. Powerful…

Molecular and genetic testing has become a game-changer in brain tumor care – shaping diagnosis, guiding treatments and opening doors to new therapies. Once available to a handful of patients, these tests are now rapidly being…

Vitamin D might help people with heart disease avoid a heart…

Biliary atresia (BA) represents one of the leading causes of pediatric liver failure, often requiring surgical intervention or transplantation in early infancy. Although traditionally viewed as an isolated disease, emerging evidence…

Exercise has big benefits for the brain, but the exact reasons why have been mysterious. Now, new studies suggest that exercised muscles release brain-boosting substances into the blood — and at least in lab animals, that boost can be…

With lung cancer being the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, it’s critical to raise awareness of screening guidelines and adherence.

A session held at the 16^th Annual Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+)…

It is critical for oncology nurses, advanced practitioners, and navigators to understand which biomarker tests should be performed for patients with different types of lung cancer, as this can inform testing and treatment options.

A session at the…