Beyond “Fistula First”: Early OASIS Trial Data Suggest Catheters Are Well Tolerated by Older Dialysis Patients
For years, doctors were told to put fistulas first for dialysis patients. Early results from a Dutch trial in older patients found catheters caused less pain and fewer physical symptoms. The trial’s main result on repeat procedures is still to come.
Freezing Instead of Cutting: FDA-Required Study of Breast Cancer Cryoablation Enrolls First U.S. Patients
Instead of removing small, low-risk breast tumors, a needle-based device freezes them in place. Its maker has started the larger U.S. study the FDA required, which will follow 400 older women for five years to see how often cancer returns.