The CheckMate-9DW trial showed significant overall survival benefit versus lenvatinib or sorafenib
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By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — When officials in Wisconsin’s largest city asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for help dealing with high levels of lead in city schools, the answer wasn’t what they expected.The CDC said no — because it …
Read More »Fisher-Price Recalls 253,000 Baby Toys Over Choking Risk
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Fisher-Price has recalled 253,000 baby stroller toys in the U.S. because of a choking risk, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).An additional 4,500 toys sold in Canada have also been recalled, according to a report from …
Read More »Two Deaths in Oregon County Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder
By I. Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, April 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Health officials in Hood River County, Oregon, are investigating three cases of a rare and fatal brain disease known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).Two people in the county, which has a population of about 24,000, have died from the illness, …
Read More »Link Between Global β-Amyloid, Tau Deposition Varies by Sex
Women and those with paternal history of Alzheimer disease have stronger association between Aβ, tau deposition than men or those with maternal history
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