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I’ve been at CDC for 10 years. I work for the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, leading a project that works to identify the best ways to care for people with spina bifida across the lifespan. I work for the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control where I translate CDC guidance into training materials that educate healthcare providers about safer, more e...

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Oct 22nd, 2021 - The immuno-oncology company Agenus has made the decision to withdraw its biologic license application (BLA) for the use of the PD-1 inhibitor balstilimab in patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who experienced disease progression on, or after, chemotherapy.1 The decision follows the full approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) on October 13, 2021, for use as a single agent in pat...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Approximately 20% of pediatric patients with cancer infected with COVID-19 experienced severe illness, according to data published in The Lancet Oncology. Furthermore, deaths due to the infection were proportionally higher in this patient population compared with the general pediatric population, providing evidence that children with cancer are at higher risk of developing severe illness from C...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Oncopeptides AB (publ) has made the decision to withdraw the indication of melphalan flufenamide (Pepaxto; melflufen) in combination with dexamethasone in select adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma from the US market.1 In February 2021, the FDA approved melflufen plus dexamethasone for use in adult patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have received at ...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Low androgen levels appear to be linked to the development of posttransplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM) in male kidney transplant recipients, new research suggests. London_England/Thinkstock Among 243 men who did not have diabetes prior to undergoing kidney transplantation, levels of both dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and testosterone were inversely related to the risk for developing diabetes th.

Oct 22nd, 2021 - The overall incidence of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) decreased from 2010 to 2017, with the incidence of stage IV disease falling, and stage I disease rising, researchers determined. A cross-sectional epidemiological analysis showed that NSCLC incidence per 100,000 population declined from 46.4 to 40.9 during the study period. While the incidence of stage II, IIIA, and IIIB disease was st...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - (Reuters) -HCA Healthcare Inc on Friday cautioned higher labor costs that tarnished strong third quarter profits could linger for longer as the hospital operator battles a staff crunch, sending the company’s shares down. A nationwide shortage of healthcare workers amid fatigue from a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic has forced hospitals to shell out more to hire and retain nurses and other staff ami...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Nurses experiencing burnout were twice as likely to have thoughts of suicide, and those with symptoms of depression were 11 times as likely to experience suicidal thoughts, a survey study found. Among more than 7,000 nurses surveyed from November to December 2017, a total of 5.5% experienced suicidal ideation, which is higher than rates of suicidal thoughts in the general population (4.3%), rep...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - The overwhelming number of options for the treatment of patients with lung cancer underscores the importance of broad molecular testing up front to ensure patients receive optimal care, said Stephen V. Liu, MD. Our strategies [for managing lung cancer] are becoming more sophisticated and precise, but the first step of broad next-generation sequencing [NGS] is really the key. NGS is essential t...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - The FDA has approved the VENTANA PD-L1 (SP263) assay to assist in identifying which adult patients with stage II to IIIA non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors have PD-L1 expression on 1% or more of tumor cells are eligible to receive adjuvant atezolizumab (Tecentriq) following surgery and platinum-based chemotherapy.1 Adjuvant atezolizumab was approved for use in this indication on O...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - The proliferation of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) programs in the U.S. was largely limited to metropolitan areas and hospitals serving relatively affluent patients, a study found. Only 2% of the 583 hospitals with a TAVR program by the end of 2018 were not located in metropolitan areas, and there was only one rural center. Furthermore, half of new programs established in 2012 t...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant to fund cellular senescence research in lymphoid organs at Yale Cancer Center. The five-year, $6.5 million grant will help generate multiscale molecular and cellular maps of cellular senescence in primary and secondary human lymphoid organs to improve our understanding of cellular senescence in development, aging, and disease, includin...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Clinical advances in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) have lagged behind those of other tumor types, but the delay is not for lack of effort. In recent years, however, improved understanding of disease biology has identified some novel targets that may make these tumors more vulnerable to treatment. One such approach in the frontline setting has been the integration of various imm...

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Oct 22 (Reuters) - Hospital operator HCA Healthcare Inc reported a 240% rise in third-quarter profit on Friday, driven primarily by the sale of four hospitals in Georgia. Net income attributable to HCA rose to $2.27 billion, or $7.00 per share, in the quarter ended Sept. 30, from $668 million, or $1.95 per share, a year earlier.

Oct 22nd, 2021 - Relatively young people -- ranging from 38 to 59 years old -- showed cognitive dysfunction or "brain fog" months after being diagnosed with COVID-19, a cross-sectional study found. More than 7 months after acute infection, a substantial proportion of COVID-19 patients exhibited deficits in processing speed, executive functioning, category fluency, memory encoding, and recall, reported Jacquelin...

Oct 21st, 2021 - Institutional Perspectives in Cancer- Lung: Chaired by Edward B. Garon, MD The live filming of this virtual event in our IPC series is now on-demand. OncLive is proud to present the State of the Science Summits and a new virtual event, Institutional Perspectives in Cancer (IPC). Each summit and webinar will convene for a short meeting designed to educate healthcare professionals on the clin...

Oct 21st, 2021 - Institutional Perspectives in Cancer- Lung: Chaired by Stephen Liu, MD The live filming of this virtual event in our IPC series is now on-demand. OncLive is proud to present the State of the Science Summits and a new virtual event, Institutional Perspectives in Cancer (IPC). Each summit and webinar will convene for a short meeting designed to educate healthcare professionals on the clinical...

Oct 21st, 2021 - OncLive State of Science Summit: Lung Cancer: Co-Chaired by Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP and Edgardo S. Santos Castillero, MD, FACP Speakers Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, FCCP | Memorial Cancer Institute/ Memorial Health Care System Edgardo S. Santos Castillero, MD, FACP | Florida Precision Oncology/GenesisCare Janakiraman Subramanian, MD | Saint Luke’s Cancer Specialists Alberto Chiappori, MD...