A new study has found that there is no physical explanation for delusional infestations, and those patients who complained of being infected with bugs or eggs generally had a clean report on medical exams.

Alarming number of women undergo open surgery when minimally invasive biopsy has demonstrated equivalent accuracy, less cost and reduced risk of scarring.

Stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast needle biopsy, a common minimally invasive biopsy method used in the US, is more effective with an 11-gauge needle than the 14-gauge needle decreasing a physician’s chances of false-negative diagnoses, according to a study performed at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA.

By Bielan, Barbara The "What's Your Assessment?" series includes a short case presentation and differential diagnosis. It is followed by a discussion of the disease or condition and the rationale used in each step of the assessment.

By Michael Cooper Senator John McCain said that his dermatologist had removed a spot from the right side of his face, and that while it did not appear to be serious, she would perform a biopsy "just to make sure everything is fine." McCain, 71, who has had four melanomas, a potentially fatal form of skin cancer, said the spot was removed Monday morning in Arizona during one of the checkups he has every three months with his dermatologist.