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Keystone island flaps for reconstruction following lower leg skin cancer resection: a comparison with split-thickness skin grafts
The lower leg is a common site for skin cancer in older patients. For all but the smallest defects, split thickness skin grafts remain the mainstay of reconstruction in this...
1 day ago - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Checkpoint Checkmate: Adverse Event Management for Checkpoint Inhibitors
Although it might seem silly to use the game Whack-A-Mole to illustrate a point about health care - knock one down and another pops up - this seems to be a fitting comparison...
1 day ago - Healio
New Chief of Breast Surgery Named at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center
Tari King, MD, has been appointed Chief of Breast Surgery at Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center , effective August 1, 2015. King will hold appointments at Brigham...
1 day ago - BWH
Chiocca Makes Newsweek List of Top Cancer Doctors
Antonio "Nino" Chiocca, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, has been selected as part of Newsweek Health's 2015 list of Top Cancer Doctors in the U.S. Newsweek...
1 day ago - BWH
Research offers hope for patients with serious bone marrow cancer
Hope has emerged for patients with a serious type of bone marrow cancer as new research into a therapeutic drug has revealed improved outcomes and survival rates.
1 day ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Breast cancer protection from pregnancy begins many decades later, study finds
In general, women who have had children have a lower risk of breast cancer compared to women who have never given birth. However, new research has found that moms don't...
1 day ago - News Medical - 2 articles
Magnesium may play important role in optimizing vitamin D levels, study shows
A randomized trial by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers indicates that magnesium optimizes vitamin D status, raising it in people with deficient levels and lowering...
1 day ago - News Medical
New computer model helps predict course of the disease in prostate cancer patients
How does a normal cell turn into a deadly cancer? Seeking an answer to this question, and working alongside other international working groups, researchers from Charité...
1 day ago - News Medical - 2 articles
FDA approves Herzuma, biosimilar to Herceptin, for breast cancer subset
The FDA today approved trastuzumab-pkrb for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, the agency announced in a press release. Trastuzumab-pkrb - a biosimilar...
1 day ago - Healio
IBD increases prostate cancer risk by fivefold
According to a new study, inflammatory bowel disease increases the risk of developing prostate cancer. This finding opens up a challenging clinical debate.
1 day ago - Medical News Today - 2 articles
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In a longitudinal study of pregnant women across US, many of the women avoided certain allergenic foods to prevent food allergies in infants.
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New study explains why having a lower calorie intake is healthier for you
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Johnson & Johnson knew for DECADES that asbestos lurked in its baby powder...
A Reuters investigation said the papers, dating from 1971 to the 2000s, show J&J knew that the powders sometimes tested positive for asbestos. The firm closed out down 10...