Study Highlights Unmet Exercise Needs Among Patients With MM
February 25th 2022Health care providers need to foster a greater push for physical activity as a part of survivorship care for patients with multiple myeloma (MM), investigators concluded after finding that only 25% of patients were active.
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Dr Sunil Verma Discusses Adding Durvalumab to Cholangiocarcioma Chemotherapy Combination
February 25th 2022Sunil Verma, MD, senior vice president and global head of oncology, medical, at AstraZeneca, discusses the addition of durvalumab to a chemotherapy regimen of gemcitabine and cisplatin for biliary duct cancer.
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The Biosimilars Forum's Julie Reed Predicts How Interchangeability Will Impact Biosimilar Uptake
February 25th 2022Julie M. Reed, the new executive director of the Biosimilars Forum, offers her opinion on how interchangeability will impact US biosimilar uptake now that the FDA has given the designation to 2 biosimilars.
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Dr Robert Sidbury Discusses Utilization, Efficacy of Biologics for Atopic Dermatitis
February 24th 2022Robert Sidbury, MD, MPH, chief, Division of Dermatology, Seattle Children's Hospital, speaks on the efficacy of biologics in the treatment of atopic dermatitis and other recently approved therapeutics.
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Texas' governor orders investigations over providing gender-affirming health care to transgender children; pregnancy-related deaths increased during the pandemic, especially for Black people; data from South Africa confirm that the new Omicron subvariant is more transmissible but not more severe.
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Dr Robert Gabbay Talks About Adding Finenerone as a Recommended Drug in New ADA Guidelines
February 24th 2022Robert Gabbay, MD, PhD, of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), breaks down the reasoning behind the organization's decision to add Bayer's Kerendia (finerenon) as a recommended drug for kidney disease prevention.
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Further Analysis Needed to Incorporate Liquid Biopsy in the Community Setting
February 23rd 2022This new study, conducted among individuals receiving treatment at Cancer Center of Kansas, investigated the potential benefits of incorporating liquid biopsy into community-based oncology practices.
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Transesophageal Echocardiography Not Linked With Respiratory Failure, Study Finds
February 23rd 2022The 28-day cumulative risk of respiratory failure after transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was similar to the risk measured in those go did not undergo TEE, a procedure performed after a transient ischemic attack or stroke.
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Jill Hutt Outlines the GPBCH's Work With the National Diabetes Prevention Program
February 23rd 2022Jill Hutt, vice president of member services at the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH), describes how the organization first became involved with the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
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Analysis Identifies Predictors of Disease Flare for Patients With RA in Remission
February 23rd 2022Defined cut-off scores for patient function and MRI-detected bone erosion may potentially help clinicians and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in remission decide when to stop treatment.
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Fixing COVID-19–Based Disparities Requires Addressing All SDOHs, Not Just Health Care Access
February 23rd 2022The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant disparities in mortality and made ever-present systemic issues worse for historically underserved communities, signaling that greater efforts to address social determinants of health (SDOHs) are needed now more than ever.
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Emergency department (ED) visits among teenage girls doubled for eating disorders and tripled for tic disorders; World Health Organization official expresses concern for lack of COVID-19 testing; history of sexual violence among women may worsen their cardiovascular (CVD) health.
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FDA Accepts sNDA for Zanubrutinib to Treat CLL/SLL
February 23rd 2022The supplemental new drug application (sNDA) filing includes data from 2 pivotal randomized phase 3 global studies, ALPINE and SEQUOIA, of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL). The target action date is October 22, 2022.
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Contributor: Solving the US Physician Diversity Problem
February 23rd 2022The representation of Black physicians is alarmingly low, but the opportunities for change are possible and urgent. Health care leaders and human resource departments need to address these disparities, and increasing diversity among their workforce is an excellent place to begin.
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