Feb 26, 2021
T he estate of Rodney Knoepfle successfully sued a hospital for not honoring his wish to be treated as “Do Not Resuscitate/Do Not Intubate” [DNR/DNI] during a 2016 hospitalization. A recent Boston Globe article said Mr....
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Receipt of screening tests for cervical cancers was below national Heathy People 2020 targets in 2018, according to research published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Researchers analyzed data from the National...
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In extremely rare instances, newborns can contract cancer from their pregnant moms during delivery, a case report published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests. Two boys —a 23-month-old and a 6-year-old—developed...
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Published research has shown that women with ovarian cancer have among the highest rates of venous thromboembolisms (VTEs) of all patients with cancer. “An estimated 5% to 25% of patients with ovarian cancer will have a VTE...
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A study finds that patients perceive medical cannabis to be useful for relief of cancer and treatment-related symptoms, suggesting that it may be a reasonable alternative or adjunct therapy. Although cannabis remains illegal in...
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Two papers using the same data about the same topic were published in the same surgical journal 1 month apart. They came up with opposite conclusions. The subject was laparoscopic appendectomy, specifically whether the placement...
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Oral contraceptives have a lasting protective effect against ovarian and endometrial cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Research. Researchers conducted an observational study involving 256,661 women from the UK...
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Black gynecologic oncology patients with COVID-19 are more likely to require hospitalization and have a disproportionate rate of death, according to a study published in Cancer. Investigators abstracted data from gynecologic...
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