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Cancer of the esophagus can be challenging to treat, and when it’s diagnosed a number of studies are appropriate to fully evaluate the disease. That’s according to Richard Battafarano, director of thoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins. Battafarano: Undergoing endoscopic ultrasound …

A range of tests should accompany evaluation for esophagus cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Esophagus cancer awareness month has just ended, and Richard Battafarano, director of thoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins, says while some people may have this type of cancer and not know it, the majority will have a range of symptoms. Battafarano: …

What are the symptoms of cancer of the esophagus? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Bladder cancer treatment is about to change dramatically based on a trial showing that adding an antibody to a toxic substance is much more effective than current treatments. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer director William Nelson describes this class of pharmaceuticals. …

A new type of pharmaceutical to treat bladder cancer may become the method of choice, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Stool based tests to screen for colorectal cancer have been around for some time and work pretty well. Now one of the most utilized ones has been improved, a clinical trial shows. William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center …

A stool based test for colorectal cancer just got an update, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

A blood test to screen for cancer is something of a Holy Grail, and now a new study describes one for colorectal cancer. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says while there is still quite a bit …

Is a better way to screen for colorectal cancer on the horizon? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Pulse oximeters, vital for measuring how much oxygen is in someone’s blood, don’t work well in people with darker skin, multiple studies have shown. Ashraf Fawzy, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, says even the degree to which …

Many aspects of pulse oximeter function may be dysfunctional in people with darker skin, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Just how inaccurate are the devices used to measure oxygen in the blood, called pulse oximeters, in people with darker skin? That’s the question that Ashraf Fawzy, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues addressed in a …

Measurement of skin tone confirms inaccuracy of pulse oximeters in some people, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Pulse oximeters are essential to measure someone’s level of oxygen in their blood, yet they haven’t been updated since the 1970s and they’re not well regulated by the FDA. That’s according to Ashraf Fawzy, a critical care medicine expert at …

Testing of pulse oximeters should take place clinically, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

If you’re a person with darker skin, a device to measure oxygen in your blood called a pulse oximeter may be inaccurate, sometimes extremely so, accumulating research shows. Ashraf Fawzy, a critical care medicine expert at Johns Hopkins and one …

Devices that measure oxygen in the bloodstream need federal regulation, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »

Pulse oximeters are devices used to measure how much oxygen is in someone’s blood, and they are critical in settings like ICUs. Yet research shows that in people of darker skin tones they can be wildly inaccurate. Ashraf Fawry, a …

It’s high time to update pulse oximeters, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »