Death By Firing Squad; Cancers in Millennials; Heart Attacks During COVID Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Aug 01, 2024
FDA OKs Subcutaneous Daratumumab Plus VRd for Myeloma Indicated for newly diagnosed patients who are eligible for stem cell transplant Jul 31, 2024
Gene-Expression Profiling Can Help Improve Outcomes in Cancers of Unknown Primary In randomized study, guided site-specific therapy improved PFS versus empirical chemotherapy Jul 30, 2024
Justice Ginsburg's Health Records Leaked; How Sinead O'Connor Died; H5N1 Stockpiles Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 30, 2024
Bilateral Mastectomy Reduces Contralateral Breast Cancer Risk, but Not Mortality Findings question interpretation that contralateral cases represent a new primary tumor Jul 29, 2024
FDA Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer Screening Shield becomes the first liquid biopsy for primary CRC screening Jul 29, 2024
Ancient DNA May Fuel Cancer; ASCO Appeals to Oncologists; Pesticide Cancer Risk News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 26, 2024
FDA Panel Supports More Clarity in NSCLC Perioperative Immunotherapy Trials Committee unanimously backs mandating trial design to distinguish effects of therapy phases Jul 25, 2024
'Next Berlin Patient' Adds to Small but Growing Number of People Cured of HIV New case suggests HIV cure can be achieved independent of stem cell transplant donor CCR5 status Jul 25, 2024
These Athletes Weren't Doping. Their Genes Made It Look Like They Did. Advanced sequencing revealed genetic reasons for high hemoglobin, hematocrit levels Jul 24, 2024
Two Tests Better Than One for Detecting Anal Cancer in People With HIV Combination testing also tied to fewer referrals for further diagnostics Jul 23, 2024
Jon Stewart Pushes VA to Help Veterans Sickened by Post-9/11 Exposure to Uranium Thousands have reported complex medical conditions, some known to be linked to radiation exposure Jul 23, 2024
FIT Screening Linked to Lower Risk of Colorectal Cancer Mortality Benefits with FIT screening were observed across racial and ethnic groups Jul 22, 2024
U.S. Deaths Tied to Lunch Meat; Biden's Healthcare Legacy; Congresswoman Dies Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 22, 2024
Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID Jul 20, 2024 podcast
'Realistic Chance for Pregnancy' After Stem Cell Transplant, German Study Suggests 77% of pregnancies resulted in live births Jul 19, 2024
Top Cancer Centers; Phase III Win in Prostate Cancer; Screening Recs for Anal Cancer News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 19, 2024
Trump Talks Cancer Cures, 'Right to Try' as He Accepts GOP Presidential Nomination "We're going to get to the bottom of it" Jul 19, 2024
Sotorasib Promising for KRAS–Related Vascular Malformations Two patients had rapid symptom improvement and reductions in malformation volume Jul 18, 2024
Dementia Risk Reduced for Some Older Breast Cancer Patients on Hormone Therapy Outcomes varied with age Jul 18, 2024
Risk of Ovarian Cancer Higher in Women With Endometriosis Risk was highest in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or ovarian endometriomas Jul 18, 2024
Efanesoctocog Alfa Prevented Bleeding in Kids With Severe Hemophilia A No factor VIII inhibitors developed among the 74 boys included in the study Jul 17, 2024
EHR 'Nudge' Cut Low-Value Surgery Rates in Older Breast Cancer Patients Intervention could help reduce overtreatment Jul 17, 2024
Is a $2,000 Whole-Body MRI Worth It? "You're going to end up finding a lot of incidental things," says one expert Jul 16, 2024
When Better Informed, More Women in Their 40s Want to Hold Off on Mammograms More than a third of women surveyed found information about overdiagnosis "surprising" Jul 15, 2024
Broader Use of Cryoablation for Early Breast Cancer? High success rate, few adverse events in patients ineligible for initial trials Jul 15, 2024
Sen. Klobuchar Says She's Cancer-Free but Will Get Radiation for Small Calcification Early-stage breast tumor first found and removed in 2021 Jul 12, 2024
A First in Total Larynx Transplant; 'Sniffing' Out Lung Cancer; Gen X Cancer Toll News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 12, 2024
Immunotherapy Combo Active in Advanced PD-L1-Negative HNSCC Will promising response rates translate into a survival benefit? Jul 12, 2024
Spicy Chip Death Lawsuit; Gen X and Cancer; Extreme U.S. Temperatures Health news and commentary gathered by MedPage Today staff Jul 12, 2024
Refractory Multiple Myeloma Responsive to Immunotherapy Plus Low-Dose Radiotherapy A third of patients who had received multiple prior lines of therapy responded, small study shows Jul 10, 2024
If CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy Fails in Lymphoma, Try a CD22 Version Durable response possible with treatment targeting a different antigen Jul 10, 2024
Make the Diagnosis: Can You Explain Her Rash and Conjunctival Injection? A 13-year-old Mexican girl was brought to the doctor by her father for a rash that developed on her face over the last 3 days. Jul 10, 2024
Novel Image Analysis IDs Women for MRI After Negative Mammography AI tool quadruples cancer detection rates in early trial Jul 09, 2024
Laryngeal Transplant Helped a Cancer Patient Speak Again in Pioneering Study Transplants of this nature normally aren't an option for people with active cancer Jul 09, 2024
Can Narrow Margins Suffice for Some Smaller Low-Risk Melanomas In Situ? Strategy in a selected population could reduce morbidity and costs, researchers argue Jul 07, 2024
Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K. Jul 06, 2024 podcast
Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors High levels of adherence associated with lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality Jul 06, 2024
Popular Diabetes Drug Class Lowered Risk of 10 Obesity-Associated Cancers For people with diabetes, cancer risks were reduced with GLP-1s versus insulin Jul 05, 2024
Celebrity Cancers Stoking Fear? Cisplatin Shortage Ends; Setback for Anti-TIGIT News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jul 05, 2024
