For women at high risk for breast cancer, adding ultrasound screening to mammography finds more cases of cancer, but increases the false-positive rate. Medscape Medical News
Multibranched stent graft implantation is an effective endovascular treatment for thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA) that avoids some of the physiologic stresses seen with other types of repair, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
The ability of deep brain stimulation to reduce the tremor seen with various movement disorders appears to be mediated through the accumulation of adenosine, the catabolic product of ATP, new research suggests. Reuters Health Information
Whole-body positron emission tomography scans completed 3 months after cervical cancer treatment predict outcome, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News
Patients with schizophrenia or depression may be more prone to postoperative complications than patients without mental illness, according to a review of the literature -- such as it is. Reuters Health Information
