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• ACG: Intestinal Ultrasound Monitoring Cuts Time to Treatment Change in IBD

  25-10-2023 17:58 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023-- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), monitoring by intestinal ultrasound (IUS) results in reduced time to treatment change and to remission, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...
  
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• Racial, Ethnic Differences ID'd for Idecabtagene Vicleucel in Multiple Myeloma

  25-10-2023 17:40 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023-- There are some racial and ethnic differences in safety and response to standard of care (SOC) idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), according to a study published...
  
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• ESMO: Pembrolizumab + Chemo, Trastuzumab Beneficial in Gastroesophageal Cancer

  25-10-2023 17:38 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023-- For patients with HER2-positive gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma, pembrolizumab improves progression-free survival when combined with chemotherapy and trastuzumab, according to a study published online Oct....
  
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• Ketamine No Better Than Placebo for Depression

  25-10-2023 17:31 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023-- For patients with major depressive disorder, a single dose of intravenous ketamine delivered during surgical anesthesia has no greater effect than placebo, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in Nature Mental...
  
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• Postoperative Complications Do Not Differ With Obesity in Ankle Arthroplasty

  25-10-2023 17:20 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023-- For patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), the impact of obesity on outcomes is unclear, according to two studies recently published in Foot & Ankle International.Billy I. Kim, from Duke University in...
  
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• Unique Workplace Concerns Tied to Health Worker Depression, Anxiety During Pandemic

  25-10-2023 17:17 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023-- For health care workers (HCWs) seeking psychotherapy treatment during spring 2020, workplace-related concerns were associated with moderate-to-severe anxiety and depression symptoms, according to a study published online...
  
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• Tapinarof Cream Safe, Effective for Plaque Psoriasis in Intertriginous Areas

  25-10-2023 17:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 -- Vtama (tapinarof) cream is efficacious, safe, and well tolerated for the treatment of plaque psoriasis in sensitive intertriginous areas, according to a study presented at the annual Fall Clinical Dermatology Conference,...
  
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• Prenatal Lead Exposure Linked to Child Cognitive Developmental Delay

  25-10-2023 17:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 -- Prenatal lead (Pb) exposure is associated with an increased risk for cognitive developmental delay (CDD) in children, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in JAMA Network Open.
  Zhenxian Jia, Ph.D., from the...
  
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• Physical Activity Modifies Link Between Sedentary Time, Mortality

  25-10-2023 17:10 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2023 -- For individuals accumulating less than 22 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) per day, sedentary time is associated with higher mortality risk, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in the...
  
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• GSK’s RSV vaccine Arexvy shows promise in adults aged 50 to 59 years

  25-10-2023 13:38
  
  Arexvy has already been approved in the US and Europe to protect those aged 60 years and older
  
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• FDA approves Servier’s Tibsovo as first targeted therapy for rare blood cancer

  25-10-2023 13:38
  
  Approximately 16,000 people in the US are diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes every year
  
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• Innovative Trials and Avillion announce free webinar on solving patient recruitment and retention challenges

  25-10-2023 13:37
  
  Register now for the free live webinar on 15 November 2023 at 3pm GMT
  
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• Almirall launches call for proposals to better understand skin diseases

  25-10-2023 13:37
  
  AlmirallShare has received around 600 proposals spanning 60 countries since 2017
  
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• UCL study finds use of existing drugs improves cervical cancer outcomes

  25-10-2023 13:36
  
  The approach was shown to reduce the risk of death or cancer recurrence by 35%
  
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• CRC Screening Uptake No Better With Use of FIT in At-Risk Individuals

  25-10-2023 00:31 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023-- For first-degree relatives of patients with nonsyndromic colorectal cancer (CRC), fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) screening does not improve screening uptake compared with colonoscopy screening, according to a study...
  
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• FDA Approves Zilbrysq for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

  25-10-2023 00:27 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zilbrysq (zilucoplan) for the treatment of adults with generalized myasthenia gravis.Zilbrysq is a targeted...
  
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• Shortage of RSV Vaccines for Infants Prompts CDC Alert

  25-10-2023 00:23 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023-- Demand for a new shot that protects babies against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has outpaced supply, prompting U.S. health officials to recommend the doses be saved for high-risk infants.In an alert posted Monday...
  
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• EPA to Ban Carcinogenic Chemical Found in Degreasers, Cleaners

  25-10-2023 00:19 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to ban a cancer-causing chemical commonly used as a furniture cleaner and degreaser.The ban would prohibit most uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) within one year....
  
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• Algorithm Cuts Unnecessary Oophorectomy in Children, Teens

  25-10-2023 00:17 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023-- Adoption of a preoperative risk stratification algorithm might prevent unnecessary oophorectomy in pediatric and adolescent patients with benign ovarian disease, according to a study published in the Oct. 3 issue of...
  
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• Carcinogenic Chemical, Trichloroethylene, to be Banned

  25-10-2023 00:10 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2023 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to ban a cancer-causing chemical commonly used as a furniture cleaner and degreaser.
  The ban would prohibit most uses of trichloroethylene (TCE) within one year....
  
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