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ENDO 2022 AI Tool Could Reduce Unnecessary Thyroid Biopsies A machine-learning algorithm that analyzes thyroid-nodule ultrasound images correctly identifies likely cancerous nodules 97% of the time, which is on par with thyroid biopsy with fine-needle aspiration, according to research presented at the Endocrine Society annual meeting.
News, June 16, 2022
ASCO 2022 Cancer Patients Over-Represented in Long COVID Group Cancer patients account for an outsized proportion of people who end up with persistent, troublesome symptoms after recovering from COVID-19, a condition known as long COVID, US researchers reported at the ACSO annual meeting.
News, June 07, 2022
DDW 2022 Mirikizumab Keeps Ulcerative Colitis at Bay Without Steroids Mirikizumab is a promising, potentially first-in-class anti-interleukin 23p19 treatment for induction and maintenance therapy in adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, according results of phase 3 trials.
News, May 30, 2022
ECO 2022 Obesity May Weaken COVID Vaccine Protection in the Never-Infected Severe obesity may weaken the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in those who have never been infected with the coronavirus, according to a small Turkish study.
News, May 06, 2022
AAOS 2022 Investigational CBD Product for Easing Pain After Shoulder Surgery The cannabidiol product effectively reduced pain after arthroscopic rotator-cuff repair with no safety concerns and high satisfaction from patients in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
News, March 28, 2022
AAAAI 2022 Fecal-Microbiota Therapy Promising for Peanut Allergy Early results suggest that encapsulated stool from nonallergic donors alters the immune system and increases tolerance to peanuts in peanut-allergic individuals.
News, March 01, 2022
SABCS 2021 Tumor Biology More Important Than Race in Predicting Treatment Response in Breast Cancer The biology of breast-cancer tumors appears to be a more important factor than race in predicting response to neoadjuvant therapy, according to new data from the I-SPY2 trial.
News, December 15, 2021
DDW 2018 Experimental Drug May Protect Celiac Patients From Gluten Exposure An experimental monoclonal antibody (AMG 714) may help protect patients with celiac disease from developing symptoms such as gut pain and diarrhea after inadvertent exposure to gluten, according to a proof-of-concept study.
News, May 29, 2018
DDW 2018 Blue-Dye Tablet During Bowel Prep Boosts Polyp Detection Rate Swallowing a tablet of delayed-release methylene blue during bowel preparation for colonoscopy increases detection of adenomas, particularly hard-to-detect ones that are flat or subtle, according to results of a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
News, May 28, 2018
ESMO Nivolumab-Ipilimumab Combo for Melanoma: 3-Year Survival Data Three-year survival rates with advanced melanoma are 52% with nivolumab and 34% with ipilimumab, but 58% with a sequential combination of the two, according to the latest results comparing the two anticancer biologics separately and together.
News, September 11, 2017
IAS HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Can Be Taken as Needed Men at risk for HIV infection can safely take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) when they need it, instead of every day, suggests a new study.
News, August 04, 2017
PAS 'Baby Boxes' Help New Moms Stick to Safer Sleep Practices Providing new mothers with a "baby box" - a cardboard bassinet with a mattress and fitted cotton sheet - reduces the likelihood that they’ll adopt the unsafe habit of sharing a bed with their newborn, new research shows.
News, May 29, 2017
SCCM Sepsis Leading Cause of Early Readmissions in the U.S. Unplanned 30-day readmissions are common after sepsis hospitalizations, according to data from the Nationwide Readmissions Database.
News, January 25, 2017
Statins and Mortality Reduction in Ankylosing Spondylitis, Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis who take statins have a considerably lower risk of early death compared with those not on the drugs, according to a new study.
News, November 15, 2016
ACAAI Antibiotics Use in Pregnancy Linked to Child's Asthma New research confirms that children whose mothers used antibiotics during pregnancy have higher rates of asthma, but it remains unclear if the drugs or the infection, or something else entirely, is to blame.
News, November 17, 2016
ACAAI Immunotherapy Tablets for Dust Mite Allergy May Improve Asthma Immunotherapy for house dust mite allergies using sublingual tablets may improve asthma outcomes, a new analysis of three trials suggests.
News, November 15, 2016
App With Quicker STI Test Results Can Help Cut Disease Transmission An app that reports positive sexually transmitted infection (STI) test results on a patient's smartphone or computer days before a provider calls them cuts the time during which they may unknowingly infect someone else, a new study suggests.
News, November 09, 2016
Kidney Week Creatinine Poor Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric ICU Acute kidney injury develops in more than one quarter of children and young adults admitted to intensive care units. And in severe cases, it increases the odds of death by 77%, according to a new international observational study conducted in 32 hospitals.
News, November 18, 2016
IDWeek More Evidence Cranberries Don't Prevent Urinary Tract Infections Over the course of a year, taking cranberry capsules did nothing to stave off urinary tract infections (UTIs) among older women living in nursing homes, a U.S. study finds.
News, October 27, 2016
Obesity Week Obesity a Top Health Concern for Americans, But Misperceptions Persist: Survey Roughly eight in 10 Americans view obesity as the most serious health problem facing the nation, tying cancer as the top issue, and well ahead of diabetes, heart disease, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS, according to a new survey.
News, November 04, 2016

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