Malnutrition and Infection Rates Increase Before IBD Surgery
A retrospective study finds that rates of malnutrition and other adverse clinical outcomes are higher 1 month before surgery than ...
Overall Survival Win for Osimertinib-Chemotherapy in First-Line EGFR-Mutated NSCLC
(MedPage Today) -- First-line osimertinib (Tagrisso) plus chemotherapy significantly improved survival versus osimertinib monotherapy in patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small ...
First-Line Osimertinib Plus Chemo Extends Survival in NSCLC
The FLAURA2 trial establishes a new standard of care for EGFR-mutated NSCLC, according to the authors of new research. Medscape ...
NSCLC Survival Benefit Seen With EGFR-TKI + Chemo
Median PFS benefit was just over 3 months in patients with EGFR-mutant NSCLC who had tumor suppressor gene co-mutations. Medscape ...
Disabled doctors consider leaving NHS over shift inflexibility
Jenny ReesHealth correspondent, BBC WalesBritish Medical AssociationDr Alice Gatenby has been told "it's too much hassle" to change shifts to ...
Fracture Protection May Be Another Benefit of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- GLP-1 receptor agonist use was tied with a reduced risk for fracture among older women ...
Few Long-Term Bone Consequences After Teen Bariatric Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- Adolescents and young adults who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery had lower bone mineral density ...
‘I Don’t Know How Many Died’: What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) -- "I don't know how many died." -- HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing ...
Osimertinib’s Benefits in NSCLC Can Extend Beyond First Line
Patients with EGFR-mutated NSCLC who progress on first-line osimertinib live longer without disease worsening when the drug is maintained alongside ...
Do I Have to Go Abroad for a COVID Booster?
(MedPage Today) -- The Trump administration has once again inserted politics into medicine -- this time by narrowing the indications ...
Perioperative Nivolumab Does Not Sacrifice QoL in NSCLC
Perioperative nivolumab in eligible patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer offers improved survival outcomes and preserves quality of life, ...
High Childhood Blood Pressure May Predict Risk of Early CVD Mortality
(MedPage Today) -- Elevated blood pressure in childhood was tied to a greater risk of early death from cardiovascular disease ...
What Polls Show About Americans’ Views on Childhood Vaccine Mandates
(MedPage Today) -- Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school. But as Florida plans to become the ...
Which State Plans to End All Vaccine Mandates?
(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Source link : https://www.medpagetoday.com/quizzes/news-quiz/117334 ...
Bisphosphonates Linked With Lower Death Risk After Low-Trauma Break
(MedPage Today) -- SEATTLE -- Risk of death was lower in the years after a bisphosphonate was started following a ...
Immunotherapy Highly Active in Small Study of Advanced CTCL
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Patients with advanced or refractory cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) achieved near-100% disease control with single-agent ...
Who Needs a Beta-Blocker After a Heart Attack? RSV Vaccines and Hospitalizations
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for ...
Combo Therapy for Myelodysplastic Syndromes Misses Survival Goal in Randomized Trial
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Survival in untreated, intermediate- and higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) failed to improve with the addition ...
Are You Ready for Measles’ Wrath?
(MedPage Today) -- Paul Natterson, MD, was very sick -- and scared. One day, the 26-year-old intern was seeing patients ...
For Some, a COVID Vaccine Means Jumping Through Hoops or Hitting the Road
(MedPage Today) -- Michelle Newmark has tried -- and failed -- a couple times to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine. ...
