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September 30th 2024
September marked Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the importance of early detection and the need for equitable treatment access.
What We’re Reading: Health Data Breaches; Medicaid Grassroots Groups; PCP Shortage Impact
December 22nd 2023As many as 116 million patients were impacted by large health data breaches this year; grassroots groups have begun leading the push to re-enroll patients denied Medicare coverage for bureaucratic reasons; a nationwide shortage of primary care clinicians is causing more distrust in the health care system.
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Neoadjuvant KN026 Plus Docetaxel Demonstrate Early Activity in HER2+ Breast Cancer
December 22nd 2023A combination of KN026, a novel bispecific antibody, and docetaxel elicited responses with an acceptable toxicity profile when administered as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) early or locally advanced breast cancer.
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Development and Validation of the COVID-19 Hospitalized Patient Deterioration Index
The authors developed and validated an accurate, well-calibrated, easy-to-implement COVID-19 hospitalized patient deterioration index to identify patients at high or low risk of clinical deterioration.
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More than 15.3 million Americans enrolled in health insurance under the Affordable Care Act for 2024, which is a 33% increase from last year; emergency contraception sales in the United States may spike by around 10% in the new year; top Biden administration officials met with prominent civil rights and public health leaders on Tuesday amid the decision to delay the menthol cigarette ban.
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White Matter Damage Leads to Depression, Cognitive Impairment in Patients With TTP
December 21st 2023Patients with immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were found to have white matter damage in the frontal lobe and cingulate cortex that could affect short-term memory and depressive scores.
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Preventing Prolonged Ileus, Anastomotic Leaks Could Reduce Readmissions in CRC
December 21st 2023Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had reduced readmissions when treatment focused on preventing prolonged ileus, increasing the use of minimally invasive surgery, and preventing anastomotic leaks.
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Navigating Unmet Needs in Dry Eye Disease Therapies
December 20th 2023Richard Adler, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Institute, and Director of Ophthalmology Services at Belcara Health, discusses the critical unmet needs in Dry Eye Disease (DED) therapies and explores the potential impact of new agents in addressing these challenges.
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Older, Younger Patients With MM Show Similar Outcomes With Teclistamab
December 20th 2023Real-world data presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition showed similar toxicity profiles and outcomes among older and younger patients with multiple myeloma (MM) treated with teclistamab.
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The FDA approved the first test to assess opioid addiction risk; Americans are using more cold and allergy medicines to mask any related symptoms to return to work and social gatherings, but may be overtreating themselves in the process; Rite Aid will be banned from using artificial intelligence–powered facial recognition technology for 5 years under a proposed Federal Trade Commission settlement.
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Delayed PAH Diagnosis Increased Economic Burden, Study Says
December 19th 2023Increased pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) awareness and earlier screening in routine clinical practice could provide an opportunity for earlier treatment, resulting in reduced economic burden for payers, employers, and society at large.
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Higher Survival Rates Found in Male Hispanic, API Patients With Early Breast Cancer
December 18th 2023These findings suggest that addressing socioeconomic disparities and inequities that impact access to health care and services may help improve survival outcomes across racial/ethnic groups of male patients with early breast cancer.
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