Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

About 10 percent of deaths among ever-employed linked to COPD in 2020

About 10 percent of deaths among ever-employed persons aged 15 years and older were associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in 2020, according to research published in the Dec. 9 issue of the U.S. Centers ...

Medications

Legalization of medical marijuana beneficial for cancer patients

Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for newly diagnosed cancers, according to a study published online Dec. ...

Oncology & Cancer

Convection-enhanced delivery of topotecan active in glioblastoma

A subcutaneously implanted, catheter-pump system capable of chronic convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of topotecan is well tolerated and active for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, according to a study published in ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US officials say 2 more places will test sewage for polio

Philadelphia and Oakland County, Michigan, are joining the small list of U.S. localities that are looking for signs of polio infections in sewage, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

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