Brennan M.R. Spiegel, MD, associate professor of medicine at UCLA, says although colonoscopy is the only colorectal cancer screening test that allows physicians to identify and remove polyps from the entire colon, the screening modality is still an "imperfect test."
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Data from a recent study suggests patients with gallstones are at higher risk of mortality, particularly from cardiovascular disease and cancer, than patients without gallstones, according to an abstract published in Gastroenterology.
Physicians at the University of Cincinnati are conducting a seven-year trial to test a cholesterol drug for the prevention of recurring colorectal cancer in patients who have been surgically treated.
Study: Anti-Delta-Like 4 Ligand and Irinotecan Reduced Colon Cancer Stem Cells in Mutant KRAS Tumors
A combination of anti-delta-like 4 ligand and irinotecan significantly reduced colon cancer stem cells and increased tumor cell apoptosis in mutant KRAS tumors, according to a study published in Cancer Research.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new report indicating that rates of central line-associated blood stream infections among patients hospitalized in ICUs have decreased 58 percent.
Study results suggest that although there have been significant advancements in sharps safety technology and legislation to support sharps safety, sharps-related injuries actually increased during the same time period nonsurgical injuries decreased, according to an AORN Journal article.
Patients may not be taking their prescriptions in an efficient manner because of confusing label instructions, which can result in lowered patient adherence to proper medication regimens, according to a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine.
After CMS completed a Nov. 2010 inspection at University Hospital in Columbia, Mo., the hospital publicly posted CMS' findings on the hospital's noncompliance to infection control and housekeeping standards, according to a Columbia Tribune news report.
Amerinet, a national healthcare group purchasing organization, has announced it has released two new toolkits geared toward helping healthcare facilities to build programs addressing patient falls and bedbugs.
James W. Marshall, MD, operator of walk-in clinic Immediate Medical Care in Monroe, Conn., has pleaded guilty to participating in a four-year conspiracy in which he admitted to illegally writing prescriptions for patients he never met, examined or consulted, according…