Northwestern Medicine opens new outpatient center facility in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood
Northwestern Medicine formally opened a new $100 million outpatient center this week in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood.
Increasing BMI in Kids Tied to 100% Fruit Juice Consumption
Daily consumption of 100% fruit juice was associated with a small increase in body mass index (BMI) in children, while an association between consumption and weight gain among adults appeared mixed, a systematic review and meta-analysis found. In prospective cohort studies involving kids, each 8-oz serving of 100% fruit juice was associated with a 0.03 […]
Chemists Say This Acne-Fighting Essential Oil Is Actually Effective
Dermstore, Amazon, Sephora Dermalogica conditioning body wash, 100% tea tree oil and Briogeo scalp revival. If you give a skeptical side-eye to any essential oil, you may have written tea tree oil off as a gimmick. But cosmetic chemist Jane Tsui says the ingredient actually has some scientifically-backed uses. “This essential oil is known to […]
Researchers leverage cell self-destruction to treat brain tumors
Glioblastoma is the most common type of brain tumor in adults. The disease is 100% fatal and there are no cures, making it the most aggressive type of cancer. Such a poor prognosis has motivated researchers and neurosurgeons to understand the biology of tumors with the goal of creating better therapies. Dominique Higgins, MD, PhD, […]
Complete Responses in 100% of dMMR Rectal Cancer With Neoadjuvant PD-1 Inhibition
CHICAGO — Single-agent dostarlimab (Jemperli) led to complete responses in 100% of a small group of patients with locally advanced mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) rectal cancer, allowing them to avoid surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, at least for the time being. All 14 patients followed for at least 6 months had clinical complete responses with no evidence […]
HHS Claws Back $100 Million in Provider Pandemic Relief Money
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is collecting $100 million in pandemic assistance money from providers who failed to comply with the agency’s reporting requirements, a Bloomberg Law report found. On March 10, HHS’s Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) sent notices to providers who received more than $10,000 in relief money but […]
More intense roasting of cocoa beans lessens bitterness, boosts chocolate liking
Confection makers who want to develop products containing 100% chocolate and no sugar for health-conscious consumers can reduce bitterness and optimize flavor acceptance by roasting cocoa beans longer and at higher temperatures. That’s the conclusion of a team of researchers who conducted a new study in Penn State’s Sensory Evaluation Center in the Department of […]
Early Promise for Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo in RR Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
A chemoimmunotherapy regimen led to a 100% response rate as second-line therapy for relapsed/refractory (RR) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), a small phase II trial showed. All 38 evaluable patients achieved objective responses with the combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda), gemcitabine, vinorelbine, and liposomal doxorubicin (P-GVD), including complete responses in 36 of 38 cases. All but two […]