Oncology & Cancer
FDA approves first immunotherapy drug for breast cancer
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given its blessing to the first immunotherapy regimen for breast cancer.
Mar 12, 2019
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Medications
Elevated cholesterol levels: Benefit of ezetimibe is not proven
Elevated blood cholesterol levels are regarded as a risk factor for heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases. However, this does not necessarily mean that every cholesterol-lowering drug can also prevent heart attacks. ...
Sep 14, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
HIV therapies provide near normal lifespan in Africa
A landmark study by the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) and the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows that patients in Africa receiving combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) for HIV can expect to live ...
Jul 18, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
Adults with blood cancers respond to booster, not initial dose of COVID-19 vaccine
People with hematologic malignancies—or blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma—have an impaired immune system due to their disease and its treatment, putting them at risk of severe COVID-19 infection ...
Jul 11, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Molecular mechanism behind HIV-associated dementia revealed
For the first time, scientists have identified and inhibited a molecular process that can lead to neurodegeneration in patients with HIV, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications.
Jan 5, 2018
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Medications
New COVID-19 treatment trial results published
A clinical trial involving COVID-19 patients hospitalized at UT Health San Antonio and University Health, among roughly 100 sites globally, found that a combination of the drugs baricitinib and remdesivir reduced time to ...
Jan 15, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
New first-line treatment option for metastatic kidney cancer
The results of the phase 3 CheckMate 9ER trial have provided a new first-line treatment option for patients with metastatic kidney cancer. The late breaking results are presented at ESMO 2020.
Sep 19, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New research sheds light on treating bloodstream infections with fewer side effects
Patients with bloodstream infections could avoid treatment with a combination of antimicrobial therapies if they are given the right drug as early as possible and if they are classified as at low risk of death. This would ...
Apr 23, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Study showed oxaliplatin improved colon cancer patient survival
Stage III colon cancer patients in the general population who receive adjuvant treatment for the disease have an improved rate of survival when oxaliplatin is added to 5-fluorouracil (5FU), according to a study published ...
Jan 20, 2012
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Medications
Updated guideline recommends CBT or second-generation antidepressants for adults with major depressive disorder
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued an update of its guideline with clinical recommendations for nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments of adults in the acute phase of major depressive disorder (MDD). ...
Jan 23, 2023
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