November 22nd 2024
A new study shows that COVID-19 infection significantly increases the risk of exacerbation in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).
Physical Activity Improves Performance, Frailty Scores, PROs in Multiple Myeloma
September 28th 2023Exercises such as resistance training and walking were safe and effective interventions that were associated with improved frailty scores and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with multiple myeloma receiving systemic treatment.
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Surgery, Radiation for PCa Show Equal Efficacy in Candidates for Renal Transplantation
September 27th 2023A recent study suggests that patients with high-risk prostate cancer (PCa) in need of renal transplantation should receive cancer treatment before their transplants, as surgery and radiation treatment for localized PCa appear to be equally effective in this patient population.
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Collaboration Is Key to Success in Alternative Payment Models, Says COA’s Nick Ferreyros
September 27th 2023The number one ingredient that an oncology-based alternative payment model needs to succeed is collaboration, explained Nicolas Ferreyros, managing director of policy, advocacy, and communications, Community Oncology Alliance (COA).
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Updates Are Driving the Field of MDS Forward, but Changes Still Needed
September 25th 2023In just the last 2 years there have been updates in classification, risk assessment, and response criteria in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), but additional efforts are needed to improve these, and there remains a need for better therapies.
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Autonomic Dysfunction Significantly Associated With Decreased Quality of Life in MS, NMOSD
September 23rd 2023Findings showed that autonomic symptom burden was slightly more severe in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with those with NMOSD, although the difference was not statistically significant.
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Breast Cancer Risk Linked to Air Pollution Exposure
September 22nd 2023Data from 6 states—California, Florida, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania—and 2 metropolitan areas—Atlanta, Georgia, and Detroit, Michigan—collected through the National Institutes of Health–AARP Diet and Health Study were used for the investigation.
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Sociodemographic, Clinical Variables Impact Metabolic Control in Adolescents With T1D
September 22nd 2023Self-care adherence, family support and functioning, and school support also indirectly affected the relationship between sociodemographic and clinical variables and metabolic control, a study found.
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Study Highlights Association of COPD and CVDs, Need for Prevention and Management
September 22nd 2023Among adults 40 years and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is a higher prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) compared with a general population without COPD.
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Racial Differences in Chemokine Expression May Contribute to Prostate Cancer Disparities
September 22nd 2023Researchers found that analyzing certain chemokine levels may help explain racial disparities in prostate cancer lethality, and that neutralizing such chemokines could potentially benefit prostate cancer treatment.
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Contributor: A Crisis in Public Health—Addressing the Exodus From Our Essential Workforce
September 22nd 2023Public health professionals are the backbone of our health system, and their contributions are vital to the well-being of our communities. As a society, we must value their work, provide the support they need, and ensure that public health remains a rewarding and viable career choice.
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Support and Follow-Up Are Needed to Combat Distress in Lymphoma
September 21st 2023Several discrepancies in care must be considered to properly address psychological needs in patients with lymphoma, including patient/doctor communication, information provision, and applying distress guidelines.
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New CMS Models Target Transformation to Address Need for Health Equity
September 21st 2023"CMS cannot do this alone. We have to do this in partnership. So really thinking about providers and beneficiaries and how we do this together," Ellen Lukens, MPH, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, explained.
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Tailored EHR Alerts Fail to Improve Acute HF Medication Prescription at Discharge
September 21st 2023A tailored electronic health record (EHR) alert system did not significantly increase the prescription of guideline-directed medical therapies (GDMT) at hospital discharge for patients with acute heart failure (AHF).
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Dr Kristin Oaks: Value-Based Care Allows Us to Support Our Sickest Patients
September 21st 2023Kristin Oaks, DO, Agilon regional medical director at Central Ohio Primary Care, spoke at our recent Institute for Value-Based Medicine® event held with Zangmeister Cancer Center. Here, she addresses the importance of value-based care within the primary care space.
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Subcutaneous Epcoritamab Elicits Durable Responses in R/R LBCL
September 21st 2023Subcutaneous epcoritamab produced deep and durable complete remissions in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL), with complete responders having favorable long-term outcomes, according to updated data from the phase 1/2 EPCORE NHL-1 trial.
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Dr Donna Fitzsimons: “Doctor Knows Best” Mindset Wanes as Patients Become More Self-Educated
September 20th 2023Patients now have higher expectations of us health care professionals, and we have to meet those expectations, said Donna Fitzsimons, PhD, FESC, professor of nursing at the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast.
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