The "Basingstoke Predictive Index" can now be used to risk-stratify patients and guide evidence-based use of hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer. The Medscape Journal of Medicine
Initial findings on a mysterious neurological illness in a cluster of pork workers indicate this is a novel disorder with distinct serologic and radiographic characteristics. Medscape Medical News
A study shows that 2.4 g/day of mesalazine with Multi Matrix Technology in a single dose is as effective as the twice-daily dose in achieving maintenance of remission for ulcerative colitis. Medscape Medical News
A million doses of a meningitis vaccine for children are being recalled over sterilization concerns. Also today, US cholesterol levels are at a healthy level.
Ventilation needs and body mass index of lung transplant recipients as well as donor factors may help predict graft failure; these factors may also be valuable in better matching donors to recipients. Medscape Medical News
Dedicated breast computed tomography scans offer 3-dimensional images and eliminate the breast decompression necessary for mammography. Medscape Medical News
