Atezolizumab + Chemo After Surgery Does Not Improve Survival for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with triple-negative breast cancer do not benefit from the addition of atezolizumab to their postsurgery chemotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at the annual European Breast Cancer Conference, held...
An ED-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Is Feasible, Effective
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A brief opportunistic intervention to support sustained tobacco smoking abstinence in the emergency department is feasible and effective, according to a study published online March 26 in the Emergency Medicine...
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live.A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently destroyed his lungs and caused irreparable damage to his liver.But Gibbon,...
Rise in Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in China May Pose Global Threat
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Cases of a strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea that first emerged in China in 2016 have tripled there in just five years, according to research published in the March 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
FDA Approves Winrevair for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) as an injectable treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults.The FDA previously granted Winrevair a breakthrough therapy...
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Pacemaker Surgery: Catalyst for Increased Demand?
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s disclosure of his recent pacemaker surgery shines a global spotlight on the procedure, potentially spurring increased demand.
VMAT2 Inhibitors Efficacious & Safe for Treating Tardive Dyskinesia
Several clinical trials have tested the efficacy and safety of valbenazine and deutetrabenazine in patients with TD.
Disassociation of High BEC From Airway Microbiota Profile in Stable COPD
The following is a summary of “High Blood Eosinophil Count at Stable State is Not Associated with Airway Microbiota Distinct Profile in COPD,” published in the March 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Perotin et al. In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), blood...
Validating an Algorithm for Automated Quantification of QT-Intervals in COPD Patients
The following is a summary of “Automated Quantification of QT-Intervals by an Algorithm: A Validation Study in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,” published in the March 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Kohlbrenner et al. Researchers conducted a...
Examining the Role of Nutrition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Emerging evidence underscores the significant impact of diet on IBD development and treatment.
Atezolizumab + Chemo After Surgery Does Not Improve Survival for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with triple-negative breast cancer do not benefit from the addition of atezolizumab to their postsurgery chemotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at the annual European Breast Cancer Conference, held...
An ED-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention Is Feasible, Effective
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A brief opportunistic intervention to support sustained tobacco smoking abstinence in the emergency department is feasible and effective, according to a study published online March 26 in the Emergency Medicine...
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live.A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently destroyed his lungs and caused irreparable damage to his liver.But Gibbon,...
Rise in Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in China May Pose Global Threat
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Cases of a strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea that first emerged in China in 2016 have tripled there in just five years, according to research published in the March 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
FDA Approves Winrevair for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) as an injectable treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults.The FDA previously granted Winrevair a breakthrough therapy...
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Pacemaker Surgery: Catalyst for Increased Demand?
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s disclosure of his recent pacemaker surgery shines a global spotlight on the procedure, potentially spurring increased demand.
VMAT2 Inhibitors Efficacious & Safe for Treating Tardive Dyskinesia
Several clinical trials have tested the efficacy and safety of valbenazine and deutetrabenazine in patients with TD.
Disassociation of High BEC From Airway Microbiota Profile in Stable COPD
The following is a summary of “High Blood Eosinophil Count at Stable State is Not Associated with Airway Microbiota Distinct Profile in COPD,” published in the March 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Perotin et al. In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), blood...
Validating an Algorithm for Automated Quantification of QT-Intervals in COPD Patients
The following is a summary of “Automated Quantification of QT-Intervals by an Algorithm: A Validation Study in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,” published in the March 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Kohlbrenner et al. Researchers conducted a...
Examining the Role of Nutrition in Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Emerging evidence underscores the significant impact of diet on IBD development and treatment.