Radiology

Imaging Manifestations of E-Cig, Vaping Lung Injury Described

Sep 3, 2020

THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Imaging manifestations of electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury include an acute lung injury pattern exhibiting as multifocal ground-glass opacity...

Long-Term Outcomes Stable After Breast Reconstruction

Sep 3, 2020

THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Prosthetic breast reconstruction outcomes do not...

AI Model Using Chest X-Ray May Predict 12-Year Lung Cancer Risk

Aug 31, 2020

MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning model based on chest radiograph...

Delayed Radiotherapy Not Tied to Worse Survival in Prostate Cancer

Aug 31, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For men with prostate cancer (PC), initiation of...

MASCC/ISOO Update Guidelines for Management of Mucositis

Aug 31, 2020

MONDAY, Aug. 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The Multinational Association of Supportive Care in...

Targeted Intraoperative RT Is Effective Alternative to EBRT

Aug 22, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Single-dose targeted intraoperative radiotherapy...

Late Morbidity, Mortality Down for Survivors of Childhood ALL

Aug 22, 2020

THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Contemporary survivors of childhood acute...

Longer Bisphosphonate Use May Up Atypical Femur Fracture Risk

Aug 18, 2020

THURSDAY, Aug. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Longer duration of bisphosphonate use is...

Minoxidil 5% May Help Counter Radiation-Induced Hair Loss

Aug 10, 2020

Study showed good response rate but more clinical trials needed Topical minoxidil appears to be effective for cancer patients with persistent radiation-induced alopecia (pRIA). In a retrospective cohort study, 82% of the...

Life Expectancy 78.60 Years for U.S. Population for 2009-2011

Aug 8, 2020

FRIDAY, Aug. 7, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy for 2009 to 2011 was 78.60 years for...

ATS Issues Guide for Diagnosing Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

Aug 5, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline from the...

Health Plans Not Implementing Prior Authorization Reforms

Aug 5, 2020

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Physicians say prior authorization (PA) continues...

Sex Differences in Income Vary With Proportion of Male Doctors

Aug 2, 2020

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For surgical and nonsurgical specialists, sex...

Telemedicine Use Explodes During COVID-19 Pandemic

Aug 2, 2020

FRIDAY, July 31, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The emergence of telemedicine has accelerated...

Study IDs Which Women Benefit From DBT Versus Digital Mammography

Jul 30, 2020

THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Improvements in recall rates and cancer detection...

Most Gynecologic Cancer Therapy Not Tied to Higher COVID-19 Risk

Jul 30, 2020

THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For gynecologic oncology patients with COVID-19,...

Tomo Better than Digital Mammo at Baseline Breast Ca Screening

Jul 30, 2020

No benefit seen with subsequent screenings for women with extremely dense breast tissue The effectiveness of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast cancer compared to full-field digital mammography is greatest at baseline...