Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center have discovered the mechanism by which cryosurgery kills liver cancer cells. This may help lead to development of improved therapies for 20,000 patients each year who die of this type of metastasized cancer.
One of the most important and controversial issues in epilepsy -- do prolonged febrile seizures damage the temporal lobe area of the brain and lead to epilepsy and memory prolbems in children -- will be studied by Montefiore researchers and five other institutions under $10 million NIH grant.
New Digital System at Montefiore Medical Center Brings Interactive Diagnostic Imagery Into Patients' Homes, Allows Physicians to Diagnose from Afar. Patients' CT-Scans, X Rays, MRI's Available on CD ROMS, Over Internet. New System Allows Instant Access, Sophisticated Manipulation of Tumor and Lesion Imagery.
Most patients seeking radical gastric bypass surgery suffer from some form of mental health problem and should first be evaluated by a mental health worker, according to a study completed by psychologists and surgeons at the Center for Weight Reduction at Montefiore Medical Center.
Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center are involved in a phase 3 study of a new drug to fight recurrent head and neck cancer. The drug kills cancer cells by using p53 suppressor gene.
First formal study of radiofrequency ablation treatments for head and neck cancer patients with advanced tumors shows significant reduction in pain and discomfort, according to surgeons at Montefiore Medical Center.
Lancet article traces origin of AIDS to massive penicillin injections of 23 million Africans with unsterile hypodermic needles in 1950's.
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