No improvement seen in two-year progression-free survival for radiotherapy with durvalumab versus radiotherapy with cetuximab
Read More »HealthDay.com
Dementia Diagnosis Risk Higher for Stroke Survivors for Up to 20 Years
Hazard ratio for dementia higher in those with stroke compared with reference population, those with acute myocardial infarction
Read More »Incidence Rates of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Lower in Servicemen
Rates among servicemen also lower for regional and distant metastases
Read More »Fetal Phenol Exposure Linked to Risk for Asthma in Children
Increased odds ratio seen for asthma onset with high exposure to butylparaben; risk associated with 4-nonylphenol varies by gender
Read More »Itacitinib Helps Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Itacitinib results in low cytokine release syndrome grades, low incidence of acute, chronic graft versus host disease
Read More »ASH: Reduced-Dose Anticoagulants Not Noninferior for Recurrent VTE
Noninferiority of reduced-dose anticoagulants could not be proven in patients with VTE who need extended anticoagulation
Read More »Lower Levels of Total Cholesterol Seen in More Recent Birth Cohorts
More recent cohorts also have lower levels of fasting triglycerides, but higher levels of fasting glucose
Read More »ASH: Auto-HCT Not Beneficial for Mantle Cell Lymphoma With Undetectable Residual Disease
Overall survival no better for those receiving autologous HCT plus maintenance rituximab versus rituximab alone
Read More »Even Modest Weight Loss Tied to Lower Health Care Spending
Finding seen for adults with overweight or obesity and either employer-sponsored insurance or Medicare coverage
Read More »GLP-1 RAs Reduce Risk for Clinically Important Kidney, CVD Outcomes
Meta-analysis shows significant reductions in composite kidney outcome, kidney failure, MACE, all-cause death
Read More »
Diabetes In Control. A free weekly diabetes newsletter for Medical Professionals. News and information for Medical Professionals.