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Top in hem/onc: Therapeutic heparin for COVID-19, TV viewing and VTE risk
New research showed that hospitalized patients with COVID-19 who received therapeutic full-dose heparin were less likely to die than those who received prophylactic low-dose...
5 days ago - Healio - 4 articles
Billboard Therapy: Doctoring vs the Dollar
Skilled marketing of new treatments complicates the physician-patient relationship. Medscape Blogs
5 days ago - Medscape
How Many Years of Aromatase Inhibitor Tx in Breast Cancer?
There was no disease-free or overall survival benefit with 5 additional years of aromatase inhibitor therapy vs 2 years for women with hormone receptor-positive breast...
6 days ago - Medscape - 2 articles
ASTRO elects three new officers
Members of American Society for Radiation Oncology elected three new officers to ASTRO's board of directors. Jeff M. Michalski, MD, MBA, FASTRO, has been chosen...
7 days ago - Healio
Bristol Myers Squibb withdraws liver cancer indication for nivolumab
Bristol Myers Squibb in consultation with the FDA voluntarily withdrew the indication for nivolumab as monotherapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma previously treated...
7 days ago - Healio
Slow Going With CAR T-Cell Therapy for Solid Tumors
Almost 4 years after the first chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies received FDA approval, the transformative impact of the treatment on refractory hematologic...
11 days ago - MedPageToday
The Robot Comes to Mastectomy, But Cancer Outcomes Data Not Attached
A series of clinical trials of robotic mastectomy for the prevention and/or treatment of breast cancer have recently started in the US, but oncologic outcomes and randomized...
11 days ago - Medscape
Molecular tumor testing transformative, yet 'under-optimized'
In 2010, results of the phase 2 BATTLE study demonstrated that choice of cancer therapy could be individualized based upon a patient's tumor characteristics. Edward S. Kim, MD...
11 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Hematology/oncology APP onboarding important to 'close the knowledge gap'
Almost 1.9 million new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year, according to American Cancer Society. As the volume of patients and complexity of care continue to...
11 days ago - Healio
Remote Monitoring of Chemotherapy Patients May Help Optimize Care at Home
Chemotherapy patients who receive remote 24-hour monitoring may have better quality of life and better control of symptoms compared to those who receive standard care, a new...
11 days ago - Medscape
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FDA approves selexipag for IV use in adults with PAH
The FDA has approved selexipag for IV use in adults with WHO functional class II to III pulmonary arterial hypertension who are temporarily unable to take oral...
Obesity does not increase risk for serious infection in biologic-treated IBD
Obesity was not associated with an increased risk for serious infection among patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biologics, according to research published...
Many women with gestational diabetes do not receive type 2 diabetes...
Women in the United Kingdom who had gestational diabetes were not often screened for type 2 diabetes in accordance with national guidelines, a recent analysis showed. According...
Influenza vaccine may provide additional protection from COVID-19
Influenza vaccination may reduce the risk for stroke, sepsis and deep vein thrombosis in patients with COVID-19, data presented at the ECCMID virtual meeting...
Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Lab...
Does the Chantilly Cream Vanilla Bean Mini Sheet Cake from Trader Joe's have any indication of PFAS contamination in the food packaging? This is what you've been asking us to...
FDA approves Shingrix for prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults
The FDA this week approved Shingrix for the prevention of shingles in immunocompromised adults, GlaxoSmithKline announced. Shingrix , is a nonlive, recombinant sub-unit...
FDA approves Twyneo cream for acne vulgaris
Twyneo cream, a fixed-dose combination of tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide, has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of acne vulgaris, Sol-Gel Technologies announced in a...
FDA OKs emergency use of baricitinib alone for COVID-19
The FDA has authorized emergency use of baricitinib alone for the treatment of patients aged 2 years and older who are hospitalized with COVID-19. The authorization applies to...
VIDEO: Bausch + Lomb pipeline includes NOV03 for dry eye disease
LAS VEGAS - In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Yolande Barnard, vice president and general manager, U.S. Pharmaceuticals, Bausch + Lomb, offers updates on...
Low vision patients not routinely tested for dry eye disease despite high risk
Results from a retrospective chart review on dry eye disease and low vision showed low vision patients are at risk for dry eye disease, but low numbers of dry eye disease tests...