1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (414+ words) Veterans with melanoma have a 47% higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease compared with veterans without melanoma, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. These findings persisted even after adjusting for confounders, according to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) The FDA has granted accelerated approval to camizestrant in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor for adults with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The approval for camizestrant (Etcamah, AstraZeneca) is dependent on the detection of an ESR1 mutation during…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (605+ words) An oral drug widely expected to transform pancreatic cancer treatment has demonstrated encouraging clinical activity in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer. Daraxonrasib (Rasonque, Revolution Medicines) induced durable responses in patients with previously treated, RAS-mutant NSCLC, according to results of a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (76+ words) Novartis has halted eight trials of its cellular therapy rapcabtagene autoleucel in patients with rheumatic and neurological autoimmune disorders, due to three fatalities, according to reports.The company implemented the pause on Aug. 24. The impacted trials included patients with lupus,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (58+ words) A continuing resolution awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature that would avert a government shutdown would also have implications for the federal grantmaking process.The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6500 on Sept. 1. If signed, the stopgap funding bill will temporarily…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (155+ words) MUNICH — Starting 14-day ECG monitoring immediately after ED assessment for unexplained syncope did not result in fewer patient-reported recurrent episodes at 1 year compared with standard care, according to results of the ASPIRED trial.However, early use of a wearable…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (69+ words) Women who had a BMI trajectory for overweight or obesity during childhood are less likely to give birth beginning at age 25 years than women who had an average BMI trajectory, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. In analysis of data…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (53+ words) MONTEREY, Calif. — Alongside improved clinical efficiency and follow-up adherence, AI-based diabetic retinopathy screening yielded positive reductions in cost for patients, according to a poster presentation. The study, presented at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, aimed to measure the impact…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (289+ words) After receiving a short course of omalizumab, 97% of patients started daily oral immunotherapy maintenance dosing for at least one of their food allergens, according to data published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.“For clinicians, the key takeaway…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (179+ words) New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society are meant to help clinicians provide preventive treatments and medication to adults with migraine more effectively, according to the authors. The updated guidelines incorporate new developments in…...