Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What we know of the symptoms and spread of monkeypox
With monkeypox surging across the world, experts are gathering more evidence on how people catch it and its typical symptoms.
Aug 10, 2022
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New England Journal of Medicine
Medical research
Study comparing early interventions for sepsis shows patients have identical outcomes
Vanderbilt University Medical Center had a leading role in a large national study designed to compare two early interventions in the treatment of patients with sepsis, the body's severe response to an uncontrolled infection.
Jan 23, 2023
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Medications
New analysis shows improved body composition with tirzepatide is consistent across adult age groups
A new analysis of SURMOUNT-1, the first Phase 3 study of tirzepatide in adults for chronic weight management shows that tirzepatide improves body composition across a range of adult age groups. The analysis is presented by ...
May 18, 2023
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Medical research
Monoclonal antibodies no better than placebo for early Parkinson disease
The monoclonal antibodies cinpanemab and prasinezumab show almost no benefit for early Parkinson disease, according to two phase 2 trials published in the Aug. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Aug 4, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
CAR T-cell therapy proves effective in first trial in patients with resistant multiple myeloma
A therapy made of immune system T cells engineered to target a somewhat enigmatic cell protein called GPRC5D antigen produced impressive results in its first clinical trial in patients with multiple myeloma, researchers at ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
'No one should cancel their colonoscopies': Addressing controversy from a recent clinical trial
Despite some confusing messages this week around the value of colonoscopies, Wilmot Cancer Institute physicians and clinicians across the U.S. say the procedure remains the best and most proven way to detect cancer and prevent ...
Oct 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mpox vaccine found to be protective by CDC
Researchers from the Mpox Emergency Response Team, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta have conducted a case-control study based on data from a nationwide electronic health record database, Cosmos, ...
Overweight & Obesity
Rare leptin variants found in two children, leading to hyperphagia and obesity
An international team of doctors and medical scientists has found two rare leptin variants in two children. Both variants led to hyperphagia and obesity. In their study, reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, the ...
Cardiology
Everolimus-eluting scaffold found better than angioplasty for CLTI patients with infrapopliteal artery disease
A multi-institution study led by the Prince of Wales Hospital and University of New South Wales, Australia, has found that everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold treatment leads to better outcomes than angioplasty for chronic ...
Health
Black Americans, low-income Americans may benefit most from stronger policies on air pollution
Stronger regulations lowering levels of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) would benefit the health of all Americans, but Black Americans and low-income Americans would likely reap the most benefits, including a lower ...
Mar 24, 2023
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