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Patient benefit
Patient benefit is used to assess the efficacy and feasibility of medical treatments. To assess patient benefit, a clear understanding of the patient's health prior to and after a procedure, treatment, or intervention is compared. Treatments which generate a patient benefit, with minimal or acceptable risks, may be approved for further clinical use.
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JAN 11, 2017Cancer
When it comes to summertime eats, grilled and barbecued meats are widely popular. And some people even go further ...JAN 10, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
As the cost of genetic testing continues to decrease, more and more patients are exploring the what their DNA holds for ...JAN 06, 2017Health & Medicine
A monumental set of updated guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were publi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2017Videos
When a woman receives a breast cancer diagnosis it's of course devastating. To add insult to injury many women will lose ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 04, 2017Neuroscience
Yet another benefit to exercise, and this time it’s long distance running. A new study from the University of Ariz ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 02, 2017Immunology
Cancer cells have a tendency of hijacking human immune cells in an effort to avoid destruction by the immune system, but ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 02, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
The promise of stem cells has come with many challenges. New research from investigators working in collaboration at Nor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc ...DEC 29, 2016Neuroscience
Tremors that result from neurological diseases, injury or other causes can be debilitating for patients. While some pati ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 28, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 27, 2016Cardiology
Cimaglermin, a new drug under investigation, could be the future of cardiovascular medicine. A new study from scientists ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 26, 2016Cardiology
Current methods to predict the risk of heart attack and stroke vastly underestimate the risk in individuals with HIV, wh ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 21, 2016Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 09, 2016Videos
While it might seem wise to use the most intensive chemotherapy available following a breast cancer diagnosis, new resea ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 06, 2016Cardiology
Treating patients on anticoagulants who also suffer a major bleeding event gives many doctors pause. A new study aims to ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)DEC 04, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been thought that some types of epilepsy medications taken by pregnant women are potentially dangerous to the fet ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 01, 2016Cardiology
A flexible, long-lasting heart patch has been successfully implanted in animal hearts without stitches. The polymer patc ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 01, 2016Videos
When the world famous Mayo Clinic recently rated the top 5 health risks facing patients today, at the top of the list wa ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 30, 2016Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 29, 2016Cancer
New recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that women preem ...NOV 25, 2016Cancer
A chemotherapy drug that’s comparably milder than other drugs has been found to extend survival for acute myeloid ...NOV 19, 2016Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time ...NOV 18, 2016Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 14, 2016Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv ...Written By: Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2017
Cancer
When it comes to summertime eats, grilled and barbecued meats are widely popular. And some people even go further
...
JAN 10, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
As the cost of genetic testing continues to decrease, more and more patients are exploring the what their DNA holds for
...
JAN 06, 2017
Health & Medicine
A monumental set of updated guidelines from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) were publi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2017
Videos
When a woman receives a breast cancer diagnosis it's of course devastating. To add insult to injury many women will lose
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 04, 2017
Neuroscience
Yet another benefit to exercise, and this time it’s long distance running. A new study from the University of Ariz
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 02, 2017
Immunology
Cancer cells have a tendency of hijacking human immune cells in an effort to avoid destruction by the immune system, but
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 02, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
The promise of stem cells has come with many challenges. New research from investigators working in collaboration at Nor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Cancer
An experimental drug that was originally intended to work for male contraception may also work to shrink testicular canc
...
DEC 29, 2016
Neuroscience
Tremors that result from neurological diseases, injury or other causes can be debilitating for patients. While some pati
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 28, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at UC Davis and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) have spearheaded an effort to apply geneti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2016
Cardiology
Cimaglermin, a new drug under investigation, could be the future of cardiovascular medicine. A new study from scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 26, 2016
Cardiology
Current methods to predict the risk of heart attack and stroke vastly underestimate the risk in individuals with HIV, wh
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 21, 2016
Microbiology
The first fecal transplant was done in humans in 1958, but has garnered a lot of interest as a beneficial therapeutic in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 09, 2016
Videos
While it might seem wise to use the most intensive chemotherapy available following a breast cancer diagnosis, new resea
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
Treating patients on anticoagulants who also suffer a major bleeding event gives many doctors pause. A new study aims to
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 04, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been thought that some types of epilepsy medications taken by pregnant women are potentially dangerous to the fet
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2016
Cardiology
A flexible, long-lasting heart patch has been successfully implanted in animal hearts without stitches. The polymer patc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 01, 2016
Videos
When the world famous Mayo Clinic recently rated the top 5 health risks facing patients today, at the top of the list wa
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 30, 2016
Neuroscience
Strokes can be devastating to those who suffer from them. In the United States approximately 795,000 people will h
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 29, 2016
Cancer
New recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that women preem
...
NOV 25, 2016
Cancer
A chemotherapy drug that’s comparably milder than other drugs has been found to extend survival for acute myeloid
...
NOV 19, 2016
Cancer
Rhabdoid meningiomas are among one of the most aggressive brain cancer types. Furthermore, doctors have a difficult time
...
NOV 18, 2016
Microbiology
Chances are you’ve taken a probiotic, whether you realized it or not. They line the grocery store shelves and have
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 14, 2016
Immunology
Interferon drugs have long been used as treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease where damaged nerv
...
Written By:
Kara Marker