Goodbye, Appendix. Hello, Crohn’s Disease?
ORLANDO – People who undergo appendectomy may have an increased risk for the development of Crohn’s disease (CD), but not ulcerative colitis (UC), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed a pooled OR of 1.57 (95% CI 1.01-2.43, P<0.00001) for CD in those who had gotten surgery of the mucosa-and-gut lymphoid tissue […]
Danny Bonaduce Bound For Brain Surgery After Losing His Ability To Walk
Danny Bonaduce is set to undergo brain surgery after a neurological condition has left him unable to walk. Bonaduce, beloved for his role on the ’70s family sitcom “The Partridge Family,” discussed his health woes in an interview with TMZ published Friday. Advertisement The 63-year-old actor explained how it took “100 doctors” to figure out […]
‘Practice Changing’ Trial on Activity Recs After Prolapse Surgery
Telling patients who undergo pelvic organ prolapse (POP) surgery they can resume physical activity and work as soon as they’re able to resulted in noninferior anatomic and symptomatic outcomes compared with standard recommendations, a randomized trial showed. Of 107 women who underwent minimally invasive surgery at a single center, maximum anatomic POP support loss and […]
If You Invite 455 People to Colonoscopy, You’ll Stop One Case of Cancer
Individuals invited to undergo screening colonoscopy had a lower risk of colorectal cancer compared with those who did not undergo screening, a European randomized trial found, though the reduction was lower than researchers had expected. In the Northern-European Initiative on Colorectal Cancer (NordICC) trial, an intention-to-screen analysis demonstrated that the risk of colorectal cancer at […]
Study identifies receptor that could alleviate need for chemo, radiation pre-T cell therapy
Before a patient can undergo T cell therapy designed to target cancerous tumors, the patient’s entire immune system must be destroyed with chemotherapy or radiation. The toxic side effects are well known, including nausea, extreme fatigue and hair loss. Now a research team, led by UCLA’s Anusha Kalbasi, MD, in collaboration with scientists from Stanford […]