Surgery & Transplantation

This treatment regimen has been shown to improve recurrence-free survival, or RFS, and overall survival, or OS, for KIT+ GIST patients compared to 12 months of treatment. The US approval was based on...

Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN An increase in animals hit by cars and attacked by wildlife underscores the need for companion animals to be kept securely in their yards and homes. The Santa Fe...

Head of the Presidential Secretariat (HPS), Dr Roger Luncheon said on Dec. 22 that the EXIM Bank of India made available the funding at concessionary terms for construction of a specialty hospital at...

In SHARP, VYTORIN 10/20 mg lowered LDL cholesterol in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and major vascular events were reduced in the treatment group compared to placebo. The...

The corruption-ridden Honduran police force needs urgent purging, according to academics and human rights activists. Involvement of police, from chiefs all the way down to bottom-ranking officers, in criminal activities--homicide, drug-trafficking, car theft,...

The not-for-profit start-up will be New South Wales's first fully-integrated cancer care facility, combining all facets of clinical care such as surgery, oncology, out-patient services, screening programs, diagnosis and treatment, to through-care and...

Results from the trial, expected in 2014, could potentially impact atrial fibrillation treatment guidelines by providing further clinical evidence regarding the benefits of the Arctic Front system in treating a largely underserved patient...

As a result of the positive interim analysis, the FAME II independent Data Safety Monitoring Board, or DSMB, has recommended investigators stop patient enrollment in this trial as the DSMB considers it unethical...

HEALTH CARE Demetrios Kadenas joined Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead in the newly created position of chief development officer. Kadenas most recently spent five years as a consultant and executive director with...

Acne is the most common skin disorder in the United States, affecting up to 50 million people, according to the American Academy of Dermatology. It's so widespread that by their mid-teens, more than...

Conformable GORE[R] TAG[R] Thoracic Endoprosthesis Designed for Endovascular Repair of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Provides Conformability without Compromise FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. (Gore) announced that the US Food...

VASTRA FROLUNDA, Sweden -- Artimplant continues to strengthen its market position. Since the beginning of 2012, Artimplant has taken over the sales of their products on the Nordic market. The former distributor, NMS,...

Drug-Eluting Stents and Innovations in Bioabsorbable Stents Will Maintain Premium Prices and Help Support the Market, According to Millennium Research Group TORONTO -- According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on...

SAN DIEGO -- KFx announces the upcoming publications of results on its APPIANFx Femoral Implant for ACL Reconstruction at the upcoming ORS (Orthopedic Research Society 2012 Meeting) meeting February 4th-7th in San Francisco,...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- Sapheon Inc. announced one year results in its first in-man safety trial of the Sapheon Closure System. At the one year mark, 100% of the great saphenous vein segments...

-- Test Associated with Changes in Treatment Management in 65% of Patients with Difficult-to-Diagnose Cancers -- REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., a pioneer in creating genomics-based diagnostics in oncology utilizing their...

FOSTER CITY, Calif. -- Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that Roy D. Baynes, MD, PhD, will join the company as Senior Vice President, Oncology Therapeutics. In this position, Dr. Baynes will report...

Elite Group Includes the Best in Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Spine, Chiropractic Sports Medicine, Pain Management and Anesthesiology NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Committed to expanding the reach of its top-tier medical team, DISC Sports &...

--Middle Tennessee's only certified Destination Therapy program offers renewed hope and results for advanced heart failure patients-- NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Saint Thomas Hospital, a member of Saint Thomas Health and a national leader...