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Global HER2 testing survey raises questions about priorities for breast cancer resources

30.04.2019 Health Problems

A global survey of HER2 testing has raised questions about how resources should be spent on potentially lifesaving HER2 targeted therapies for breast cancer, especially in poorer countries. The results were presented at the ESMO Breast Cancer Congress 2019, Berlin, 2-4 May 2019. The ONCOLLEGE-001 internet-based survey of HER2 testing in 45 countries has highlighted major access and affordability issues […]

Pregnant? You Need to Ask These Questions on Your Hospital Tour

12.12.2018 Kids Health

There’s so much preparation that gets crammed into those freakishly long nine months (that somehow also go by in the blink of an eye — what is time?) before you give birth. And though picking out a name and painting the nursery are stressful in a fun way, the reality that you’re actually going to be bringing home a small […]

Study questions social media in birthing suites

12.07.2018 Kids Health

A Victoria University of Wellington study is investigating how the internet and cellphones, particularly social media, affect mothers connecting with their newborn babies. The research is a multidisciplinary study involving Dr. Jayne Krisjanous from Victoria University’s School of Marketing and International Business, Dr. Robyn Maude from the University’s Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, and Ph.D. student Marlini Bakri. […]