A greater proportion of newly diagnosed patients with RCC is being diagnosed with stage 1 disease than a decade ago, and relative survival rates are improving. Medscape Medical News
Nancy Reau, MD, assesses the latest information regarding the management and clinical evaluation of patients with chronic hepatitis C, as based on data presented at DDW 2008. Medscape Gastroenterology
This expert column explores the epidemiology, clinical impact, and management strategies associated with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
The treatment of brain metastases has advanced significantly, resulting in longer survival and enhanced quality of life. The factors that guide management decisions, focusing on selection and timing of available therapies, are reviewed. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Getting stroke patients out of bed and engaging in early intensive exercise therapy within 24 hours of symptom onset is a safe method of rehabilitation -- even among patients who been treated with tPA. Medscape Medical News
Testing potentially malignant thyroid nodules for galectin-3 expression could significantly decrease the number of unnecessary surgical procedures, and could be used as a complementary diagnostic method for lesions that are indeterminate after FNA cytology. Medscape Medical News
