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Nov. 16th, 2010 at 11:39 PM
Researchers found that in-hospital patients who were given automated external defibrillator shocks were 15% less likely to survive a heart attack than patients who weren't shocked. The findings suggest chest compressions should be the first priority for in-hospital cardiac arrest, an expert said in an accompanying editorial. Los Angeles Times (11/16)
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Study backs use of MRI to screen for breast cancer
A study in the Netherlands showed that 93% of women with breast cancer-linked gene mutations who were screened using a combination of magnetic resonance imaging and mammograms survived after a six-year follow-up. The study also found that MRI alone detected 66.7% of cancers in women with BRCA1 mutation compared with 25% when only mammograms were used. The New York Times (free registration) (11/15)