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Survival for people with hepatocellular carcinoma has improved over the last decade, according to study results.

DENVER — Most oocyte donors remain positive about the decision to donate and report a willingness for future contact with the children born from donations, whereas some expressed health and fertility concerns after donating, data show.

Older adults diagnosed with a blood cancer exhibited similar rates of cognitive decline as cancer-free controls, according to study results.

Many recently recalled cardiovascular devices did not undergo premarket testing prior to FDA approval, and postmarket studies of the devices were slow and infrequent, researchers reported.

The combination of a ketogenic diet and an experimental MNK inhibitor may be able to shrink pancreatic cancer tumors, according to preliminary study findings.

Nearly one in 20 adults in the U.S. are estimated to have atrial fibrillation, many more than previous studies had indicated, according to new data out of the University of California, San Francisco.

Among people who had ever smoked, those who quit had reduced risk for incident atrial fibrillation compared with those who had not, according to new data from the UK Biobank.

Discontinuation of renin-angiotensin system inhibitor therapy before major noncardiac surgery did not appear to affect postoperative outcomes vs. treatment continuation, a speaker reported.

Cesarean deliveries declined statewide in California from 2015 to 2019 after efforts to support vaginal birth, including a marked reduction in cesarean deliveries before labor and those due to obstructed labor, researchers reported.

A multifaceted intervention implemented at a U.S. hospital reduced insulin pen waste by 18.3% in inpatient adult areas, according to a presenter at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists annual meeting.