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Investigators in a retrospective study of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) sought to understand the correlation between muscle loss and immunochemotherapy.

With sleep apnea and abnormal sleep patterns typifying Prader-Willi syndrome, researchers from Sweden and Denmark theorized that treatment with growth hormone may improve both for individuals affected by the rare neurodevelopmental disease.

Older individuals with a weekday bedtime later than midnight were associated with a greater risk of myocardial infarction. No elevated risks were observed according to weekend bedtimes.

A recent study compared intelligence quotient test scores between adult patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and healthy adults.

Most patients with Fabry disease reported decreased physical and mental health-related quality of life (HRQOL) over 13 years of follow-up.

New retrospective research found that basal and squamous cell cancers increased by 30% over 15 years.

Kirollos Hanna, PharmD, manager of Oncology Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, explains the process behind how his practice chooses which biosimilars to stock and provide for patients.

More than 1 in 3 patients with Parkinson disease were found to experience minor hallucinations, which were linked with worse quality of life and poor sleep outcomes.

Researchers conducted a randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a hybrid closed-loop (HCL) system among pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D).

Some alcohol, but not more than 1 drink per day, was linked to a 55% lower risk of type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes.

A case study of a patient with Niemann-Pick disease who developed hepatocellular carcinoma highlights the importance of screening in this population.

A patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) who received a modified Potts shunt exhibited improved quality of life and exercise capacity after 1 year.

Analyses of genome-wide association studies revealed the potential role metabolite levels play in migraine pathophysiology.

There was statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival benefit vs sorafenib as a first-line treatment for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in top-line results from a phase 3 trial.

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An independent FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna boosters for select groups; circuit court lets Texas abortion law stand, paving the way for appeals; Robert Califf, MD, is reportedly being eyed to head the FDA again.

Pediatric populations, young adults, and parents all identified differing goals and preferences of treatment for psoriasis, with the most important treatment goals overall cited as lesion prevention and reduction.

New data presented at IDWeek 2021 show lack of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake among groups at high risk of HIV infection.

University of Birmingham researchers point to potential benefits via reduced unbound active androgens, low levels of which increase the body’s response to insulin and decrease the likelihood of hirsutism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).

The fall meeting has multiple sessions on different aspects of health disparities and addressing drug costs, including 3 sessions on biosimilars.

Researchers in Spain investigated whether implementation of a pulmonary embolism diagnostic strategy improved outcomes among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Highlighting the latest ophthalmology-related news reported across MJH Life Sciences™.

An international group of researchers devised updated guidelines on the management and treatment of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE).

A novel indwelling subcutaneous intrathecal catheter circumvented the complex spine anatomy of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a challenge when giving nusinersen via intrathecal injection.

A federal judge denied a bid to stall the implementation of Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy plan; Social Security checks are expected to increase in 2022; the FDA has released guidelines for the food industry aimed at lowering sodium levels.

A large cohort study aimed to find out whether tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, an important biomarker in melanoma, could be an independent prognostic factor for overall survival.

Wearable accelerometer data from over 89,000 participants indicated that people with a mental illness diagnosis were more likely to have poor sleep quality than the general population.

The task force determined that potential harms of adults aged 60 and older using aspirin for prevention outweighed the benefits.

Achieving health equity will depend on the quality of huge volumes of health care data and how effectively we can make them accessible and actionable for key stakeholders.

Don Sin, MD, FRCP, MPH, who is presenting at CHEST 2021 on the topic of precision medicine and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, discusses other topics of interest at CHEST 2021, which takes place virtually from October 17 to October 20, 2021.