Entries by aaron

Cancer antigen-125 useful biomarker for preeclampsia severity?

India: A recent case-control study published in The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India explored the potential of cancer Antigen-125 (CA-125) as a biomarker for predicting and correlating with the severity of preeclampsia.  The researchers found higher levels of serum CA-125 in the severe preeclampsia group versus the normotensive and non-severe preeclampsia group, but […]

Treating Pituitary Apoplexy: Medical Management Versus Surgery

The first prospective study comparing outcomes in patients with pituitary apoplexy-sudden bleeding or death of a pituitary tumor-found that individuals managed medically fared as well as those treated surgically in the majority of cases. The multicenter international study, led by Cedars-Sinai investigators, was published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. “This is the […]