Anti-PD-1 More Effective With Normal Vitamin D Levels in Melanoma
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with advanced melanoma, treatment with anti-programmed cell death 1 (anti-PD-1) results in improved response rate and longer progression-free survival for those with normal vitamin D levels, acco…
Learn MoreCancer Risk Increased With Exposure to Four or More CT Scans by Age 18
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to four or more computed tomography (CT) scans before age 18 years is associated with increased risk of subsequent intracranial tumors, leukemia, and lymphoma, according to a study published online A…
Learn MoreModel Can Predict Postoperative RT Delay in Head & Neck Cancer
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A model incorporating individual-level factors with health literacy and community-level factors predicts postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) delay for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (H…
Learn MoreRisk of Relapse Increased With Extreme Poverty in Children With Leukemia
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children receiving maintenance treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), those living in extreme poverty have increased risk of relapse, according to a study published online April 17 in Blood.Ama…
Learn MoreNovel Device Effective for Babies Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For babies under 8 kg requiring renal replacement therapy, a novel hemodialysis device, the Newcastle Infant Dialysis Ultrafiltration System (NIDUS), delivers accurate, controllable fluid removal and adequate…
Learn More26.7 Percent of 8-Year-Olds With Autism Have Profound Autism
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than one-quarter of 8-year-old children with autism have profound autism, with higher prevalence seen among girls and racial and ethnic minority groups, according to a study published online March 20 in …
Learn MoreMRI-Based AI Can Distinguish Aplastic Anemia From MDS
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based machine learning method can distinguish aplastic anemia (AA) from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a study published online March 6 in Clinical Radiology….
Learn MoreRace-Adapted Starting Ages Suggested for Breast Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a report published online April 19 in JAMA Network Open, evidence-based race-adapted starting ages are suggested for breast cancer screening to address mortality due to early-onset disease.Tianhui Chen, M….
Learn MoreFamilial Depression Linked to Cognitive Performance in Offspring
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Depression in prior generations is associated with lower cognitive performance in offspring, according to a study published online April 19 in JAMA Psychiatry.Breda Cullen, Ph.D., from the University of Glasg…
Learn MoreAAN: Atogepant Efficacious for Preventive Treatment of Migraine
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with episodic migraine who have previously failed two to four classes of oral preventive medications, the oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist atogepant is efficacious for preve…
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