MedPage Today: Revisiting Neoadjuvant Hormones for ER+ Breast Cancer

July 5, 2016

Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer achieved response rates similar to those obtained with combination chemotherapy but with less toxicity, pooled data from 20 studies showed. The findings have implications for a majority of women with newly diagnosed early breast cancer, most of which is ER-positive disease. Clinical experience in the adjuvant […]

Medical News Today: Early diagnosis remains key to successful treatment of deadly fungal infection

July 5, 2016

While acknowledging that improvements in therapies have led to better care of patients with invasive aspergillosis – a potentially deadly fungal infection – new practice guidelines emphasize that there remains a critical need for early diagnosis. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aspergillosis and published […]

Fox 29: ‘Super germs’ a growing problem in America

July 5, 2016

There’s growing concern sweeping the country about what’s being called “super germs.” They are bacterial infections that have become resistant to most available treatment options. “Unfortunately, we are starting to see more cases of these drug resistant bacteria or super bugs in the United States,” said Dr. Jason Bowling, an infectious diseases doctor at UT Health […]

Science Daily: Early diagnosis, effective therapy vital for treatment of deadly invasive aspergillosis

July 5, 2016

New therapies are improving care, but early diagnosis remains critical in the effective treatment of invasive, a potentially deadly fungal infection, according to new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. “Invasive aspergillosis often is overlooked, but early diagnosis and treatment are key,” said […]

Express-News: University Hospital upgraded to a Level I pediatric trauma center

July 5, 2016

University Hospital has been upgraded to a Level I pediatric trauma center, one of only five in Texas and the only hospital in San Antonio equipped and staffed to offer the most sophisticated care possible to seriously injured children, Bexar County Hospital District officials said Thursday. University Health System is a clinical partner of the […]