The 9 Biggest Signs Of Autism In Adulthood
Westend61 via Getty Images Internally, many undiagnosed adults with autism say they feel different from those around them. You may have seen videos on social media where people detail the signs that made them realize they’re autistic. Viewers are finding them enlightening and comforting as many people — mainly women — are undiagnosed as they […]
Mucus Plugs in Airways of COPD Patients Linked to Higher Mortality
WASHINGTON — Mucus plugs obstructing the airways of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were associated with higher all-cause mortality compared with no mucus plugs, according to an observational retrospective analysis. Over a median 9.5-year follow-up, mortality rates were 34.0%, 46.7%, and 54.1% in patients who had mucus plugs in zero, one to two, […]
Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker Impresses in Safety-and-Performance Study
NEW ORLEANS — A leadless dual-chamber pacemaker with bidirectional wireless communication turned in very promising short-term results in patients with standard indications for dual-chamber pacing, according to the Aveir DR i2i Study. The implantation procedure, consisting of two functioning leadless pacemakers that established implant-to-implant communication, was successful in 98.3% (n=295 of 300) of trial patients, […]
Lumpers vs Splitters: Categorizing Prostate Cancer
In December 2010, I was diagnosed with a tiny bit — less than 1 mm — of Gleason 6 (now Grade Group 1) prostate cancer. In six biopsies with more than 80 cores over nearly 13 years, that speck of cancer is all that has been found. I have seen two urologists while on Active […]
Here’s Why You Need To Be Extra Careful Eating This Popular Seafood
Oscar Wong via Getty Images There are some risks associated with eating raw oysters. In a viral TikTok video with 2.2 million views, TikTok user @malamamaofficial opens a $1 Whole Foods bag of raw oysters, revealing a pea crab in one of the shells. “This is why it’s $1,” the TikTok user says as she […]
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Safe, Effective in Cancer Patients With HIV
Immune checkpoint inhibitors showed activity among people with HIV and various cancer types, without any excess or unexpected toxicities, according to a retrospective real-world study. In a cohort of 390 patients with HIV and cancer, 20% had immune-related adverse events (AEs) of any grade and 7.7% had grade ≥3 immune-related AEs, reported Abdul Rafeh Naqash, […]
Quarter of Wegovy-Treated Teens With Obesity Return to Normal Weight
Far more teens with obesity treated with 2.4 mg semaglutide (Wegovy) returned to normal weight or dropped below the obesity threshold compared with placebo-treated patient, a secondary analysis of the phase IIIa STEP TEENS trial found. During the 68-week trial, 44.9% of teens with obesity returned to either normal weight or went down to the […]
Weekly Exercise May Help Reduce Flu, Pneumonia Deaths
Meeting weekly exercise guidelines was associated with lower pneumonia and influenza mortality, a longitudinal study of U.S. adults showed. People who met both aerobic physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity guidelines had a 48% lower adjusted risk for pneumonia and influenza death over a median of 9.2 years of follow-up compared with those who met neither […]
Adding Mylotarg to Chemo Fails to Boost Survival in NPM1-Mutated AML
There was bad news and good news in a phase III trial evaluating intensive chemotherapy with or without gemtuzumab ozogamicin (Mylotarg) in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with newly diagnosed, NPM1-mutated disease. For the primary endpoints of event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS), the gemtuzumab ozogamicin-treated group experienced no benefit, but addition of the […]
Opinion | Are We Ready for the Long COVID Long-Haul?
“I just don’t know what is wrong with me, but something is off, and I am so forgetful. I feel like I have dementia,” a good friend said to me recently. I recalled that she had been sick with COVID-19 this past year. I remembered her illness well because I had been very concerned about […]