Critical Care Guideline Changes Boost Corticosteroid Uses, Role of Families
PHOENIX — The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) revealed updates to guidelines regarding the use of corticosteroids and glycemic control in critical illness along with a new guideline on recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration outside the intensive care unit (ICU). All three documents were published in Critical Care Medicine and presented at the […]
Lower Blenrep Dose More Feasible With Revlimid in Myeloma, Early Trial Suggests
A dose-finding study presented at the recent American Society of Hematology annual meeting showed deep and durable responses with belantamab mafodotin (Blenrep) plus lenalidomide (Revlimid) and dexamethasone in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, with lower dosing of the B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) proving more tolerable and feasible. In this MedPage Today video, Rakesh Popat, BSc, […]
Kidney Week Roundup: Cell Therapy Cuts Immunosuppressive Drug Use Post-Transplant
PHILADELPHIA — Some of the latest research in the field of nephrology presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s Kidney Week included sparsentan in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, combination treatment with an SGLT2 inhibitor and an endothelin A receptor antagonist, and a novel aldosterone synthase inhibitor in chronic kidney disease. Below are a few more highlights. […]
ACS: Millions More Should Get Lung Cancer Screening
The American Cancer Society (ACS) widened the pool of past and current smokers eligible for lung cancer screening in its new guideline recommendations, potentially opening the door to 5 million more U.S. adults. Annual lung cancer screening with low‐dose CT is strongly recommended for asymptomatic patients ages 50 to 80 years who either currently smoke, […]
ERS Roundup: Cell Transplant Boosts Lung Function in COPD Patients
MILAN — Research presented at this year’s annual European Respiratory Society congress included early successes in transplanting a patient’s own lung cells to ease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idrevloride treatment for primary ciliary dyskinesia, and using ultrasounds as a guide for more comprehensive pulmonary embolism screening. Improved Gas Exchange Capacity in COPD Through Lung […]
Testing PD-1 Inhibition With Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2 Therapy in Breast Cancer
At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, researchers reported on a multicenter, phase II trial exploring the efficacy and safety of adding pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to the standard-of-care treatment of paclitaxel (Taxol), trastuzumab (Herceptin), and pertuzumab (Perjeta; THP) in chemotherapy-naive patients with invasive, HER2-positive breast cancer. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Jin […]
PD-1 Inhibition in First-Line Prolongs Survival in Cervical Cancer
Updated findings of KEYNOTE-826, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting, continued to demonstrate a significant survival benefit with the addition of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) to standard treatment for previously untreated recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Deanna Gerber, MD, of the NYU Long Island School of […]
When AI is the inventor who gets the patent?
The day is coming — some say has already arrived — when new inventions that benefit society are dreamt up by artificial intelligence all on its own. It’s not surprising these days to see new inventions that either incorporate or have benefitted from artificial intelligence (AI) in some way, but what about inventions dreamt up […]
Mental illness plays havoc with the mind as well as the heart
University of South Australia scientists have uncovered another reason why society should be paying more attention to mental health: it is closely aligned to blood pressure and heart rate variations. A new study published in BioMedical Engineering draws a link between mental illness and widely fluctuating blood pressure, which can lead to cardiovascular disease and […]
Opinion | A 20-Step Manifesto for Better Healthcare Quality
Our country, the richest society in human history, features a healthcare system — avoidable by none — in which the level of dysfunction is beyond compare. The version of healthcare good enough for the people we call patients will not be reached passively. Whether we improve enough to give our patients and communities the quality […]