Combining Radiotherapy With a TKI Extends Survival in NSCLC
TOPLINE: Combining thoracic radiotherapy with first-line EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy improves progression-free survival by 6.5 months and overall survival ...
Month: October 2024
Hearing Loss and PD Risk Mitigated by Early Hearing Aid Use
TOPLINE: Hearing loss is associated with a 26% higher risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), although hearing aids helped mitigate the risk, ...
Three Eye Care Leaders Unite to Rail Against NEI Dissolution
A proposal to close the National Eye Institute (NEI) and consolidate it with two other arms of the US National ...
Digital Twin Model Predicts Sepsis Mortality
A “digital twin” model successfully predicted adverse outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) patients treated for sepsis. The approach used ...
Woman Dies Waiting 40 Hours for Care; NP’s Sex Assault Arrest; Violence in Hospitals
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. A woman in Texas died after waiting 40 hours for miscarriage ...
Breath Gas Patterns Predict Response to Low FODMAP Diet
PHILADELPHIA — Non-fasting breath gas patterns may help identify patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who are most likely to ...
Pro-urokinase a Less Expensive Thrombolytic for Stroke
ABU DHABI, UAE — Thrombolytic treatment with recombinant human pro-urokinase was non-inferior to alteplase in achieving an excellent functional outcome ...
Hormone-balancing diets: Can we really balance our hormones by eating certain foods?
Spend more than 5 minutes on Instagram or TikTok – especially as a woman of a certain age – and ...
Benzodiazepine Overprescribing Remains a Problem Post-Stroke
TOPLINE:About 5% of people older than 65 years in the United States are prescribed benzodiazepine after acute ischemic stroke (AIS) ...
Approved Device for Stroke-Related Dysphagia Enters an RCT
ABU DHABI, UAE — A device characterized by the US Food and Drug Administration as safe for the treatment of ...
Fasenra Recommended in Europe for Rare Blood Vessel Disorder
The European Commission has approved the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommendation to change the terms of ...
ART Outcomes: Female Physicians vs Nonphysicians
TOPLINE:Female physicians and nonphysicians have similar assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes, with no significant difference in live birth rates, and ...
Rural Health Improvements Are Possible
Preventable deaths were higher for residents in rural counties than in urban counties every year from 2010 to 2022, according ...
AI-Assisted EUS for Pancreatic Lesions
PHILADELPHIA — Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of detecting and differentiating cystic and solid pancreatic lesions ...
Targeted Hyponatremia Intervention Does Not Reduce Mortality
SAN DIEGO — The use of a targeted plasma sodium correction did not reduce 30-day mortality and rehospitalization rates in ...
The Rise of Sham Peer Reviews
While a medical peer review occurs once a patient, fellow doctor, or staff member reports that a physician failed to ...
New Data to Alter Planned ICH Guidelines
ABU DHABI, UAE — In the past 9 months, a surge of new trials related to the management of intracranial ...
Ins and Outs of Using Obesity Meds in Pediatric Patients
ORLANDO, Fla. — The rationale for using obesity medications in pediatric patients is that it’s using “a biological intervention to ...
Should the Body Roundness Index Replace BMI?
In daily practice, physicians need a quick and simple way to assess whether a patient's weight presents a health risk. ...
What It Will Take to Get a Next-Generation COVID Vaccine
Nearly 4 years since the first messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines were developed, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ...
