Archive: 27/01/2020

Global alarm grows as China's capital reports first virus death

China's capital on Monday recorded its first death from a deadly coronavirus as it struggles to contain a rapidly spreading disease that has sparked global alarm, with countries scrambling to evacuate their citizens from ...

Jan 27, 2020

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New study explores prevalence of drug promotions in primary care practices

According to a new Dartmouth study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, pharmaceutical companies' promotional access to outpatient practices that deliver primary care in the U.S. is substantial, especially in smaller practices, ...

Jan 27, 2020

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Anti-cancer drug safe and effective for treating light chain (AL) amyloidosis

There's a new treatment option available for patients with AL amyloidosis: daratumumab.

Jan 27, 2020

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Something far deadlier than the Wuhan virus lurks near you

There's a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just the past few months, it has claimed the lives of at least 39 children.

Jan 27, 2020

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Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of colorectal cancer

Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer by one-third, according to an analysis of all relevant published studies. The findings are published in BJS (British Journal of Surgery).

Jan 27, 2020

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Rural kids carrying handguns is 'not uncommon' and starts as early as sixth grade

Roughly one-third of young males and 1 in 10 females in rural communities have carried a handgun, reports a new University of Washington study. And, the study found, many of those rural kids started carrying as early as the ...

Jan 27, 2020

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Weight loss surgery may reduce the risk of heart failure and premature death

Compared with routine care, weight loss surgery was linked with a reduced risk of hypertension, heart failure, and early death in a study based on information from a primary care database in the UK. The findings are published ...

Jan 27, 2020

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Asfotase alfa in hypophosphatasia in childhood/adolescence: Survival benefit for infants

Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare congenital metabolic disorder. The frequency of severe courses of disease is estimated at 1:100 000: A deficiency of the enzyme phosphatase results in insufficient mineralization of the bones ...

Jan 27, 2020

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Updated guidelines issued for ER, PgR testing in breast cancer

(HealthDay)—In an American Society of Clinical Oncology/College of American Pathologists updated guideline, published online Jan. 13 in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and the Journal of Clinical Oncology, ...

Jan 27, 2020

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More youth suicide found in poor communities across US

A study led by Jennifer Hoffmann, MD, from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, found that higher county-level poverty is associated with increased youth suicide rates among children 5-19 years old in the ...

Jan 27, 2020

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