Durvalumab Enhances Survival in SCLC
TOPLINE:Durvalumab therapy after chemoradiotherapy significantly improves overall and progression-free survival in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The ...
Month: October 2024
Coordinated Care Improves Anterior Uveitis in Children
TOPLINE:Coordinated care in a combined rheumatology and ophthalmology clinic for managing pediatric anterior uveitis resulted in better outcomes, quicker initiation ...
Stopping Cancer Before It Starts
Some breast cancer types are more likely than others to recur. Researchers have known this for more than a decade.But ...
Thrombectomy Time for Acute PE Tied to Better Outcomes
BOSTON — The sooner that patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) get treated with mechanical thrombectomy, the greater the likelihood ...
Delgocitinib Takes on Established Treatments
AMSTERDAM — The Janus kinase inhibitor delgocitinib may be a better or comparable choice for treating hand eczema than some ...
Poor Arm Position May Significantly Skew BP Readings
Common arm positions for blood pressure (BP) measurements that stray from guidelines — arm in lap or hanging at side ...
GSK RSV Shot 43% Effective Against Severe Disease in Third Year
(Reuters) - GSK said on Tuesday that its Arexvy respiratory syncytial virus vaccine was 43.3% effective in preventing severe illness ...
Sage Therapeutics Scraps Alzheimer’s Drug Development After Trial Fails
(Reuters) -Sage Therapeutics said on Tuesday it would stop developing its experimental drug, dalzanemdor, for Alzheimer's disease after it failed ...
Nephrologists Urge Active Search for Chronic Kidney Disease
BERLIN — In Germany, more than 10 million people have chronic kidney disease (CKD), a severe and irreversible condition that ...
White House Mandates 10-Year Deadline for Replacing Lead Pipes
The Biden administration mandated that all water systems nationwide replace lead pipes within 10 years in a final rule announced ...
Vitamin D in Pregnancy Results in Stronger Bones for Kids
TOPLINE:Gestational supplementation of 1000 IU/d cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) from early pregnancy until delivery increases the bone mineral content, bone mineral ...
Adding ADT to High-Dose RT Benefits Some Prostate Cancers
WASHINGTON — Combining short-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with high-dose radiotherapy improves disease-free survival in men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer ...
Can Normotensive Pregnancies Lead to Hypertension?
TOPLINE:Nearly 18% of previously normotensive pregnancies develop hypertension by 6 months postpartum. Non-Hispanic Black patients and those with a BMI ...
CA Catholic Hospital Under Fire After Abortion Refusal
When Anna Nusslock showed up at her local hospital 15 weeks pregnant and in severe pain earlier this year, she ...
‘Endometriosis spreads like my cancer, so why are waits so long?’
Cardiff endometriosis patient wants condition treated more urgentlyLara Stevens says endometriosis is like the cancer she had as a child, ...
FDA’s Pulse Oximeter Guidance Unlikely to End Racial Bias
OAKLAND, Calif. — The patient was in his 60s, an African American man with emphysema. The oximeter placed on his ...
‘I found out I had cervical cancer while I was pregnant’
BBCDorothy Masasa is one of the thousands of women diagnosed with cervical cancer every year in MalawiDorothy Masasa happily walks ...
ERAS Applications Are Trending Down With Program Signaling, but Still Too High
Compared to recent years, residency applicants are, on average, applying to fewer programs and paying less in the 2025 application ...
Acne Treatments Taken Right Off the Shelf Had High Levels of Benzene
Dozens of over-the-counter acne products had very high levels of the known carcinogen benzene, even when they were taken right ...
Cannabis Use in Teens, Young Adults Linked to Lower Academic Success
Cannabis use during adolescence and young adulthood was linked to lower academic performance, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggested. Among ...
