Attitudes and perspectives of healthcare workers on treating chronic hepatitis C infection in children and adolescents“There are gaps in knowledge about the values and preferences of healthcare workers (HCW) with respect to treatment of children and adolescents living...
Diabetes drug appears to fight lung cancer — but only in overweight or obese patients“Research conducted at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has revealed that metformin also appears to fight lung cancer — but only in overweight or obese patients. Further,...
FDA Updates “Healthy” Claim, Providing a Refreshed Tool for Consumers“SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a final rule to update the definition of the nutrient content claim...
Orange County’s Needle Exchange Program is Finished“After Santa Ana officials battled a needle exchange program from setting up shop within city limits again, the local substance abuse clinic has rescinded its application to operate in Orange County – ending a saga...
Perioperative Pembrolizumab Regimen Upholds Survival Benefit in Resectable NSCLC“Key Takeaways: Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy significantly improved 4-year OS and EFS in resectable early-stage NSCLC compared to chemotherapy alone. The pembrolizumab regimen showed a...
CDC and SAMHSA Leaders Encourage HIV and Viral Hepatitis Testing in Substance Use Disorder Treatment“In a new joint letter, the leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)...
FDA Grants Taletrectinib Priority Review for Advanced ROS1+ NSCLC“The FDA has granted priority review to a new drug application for taletrectinib, an investigational next-generation ROS1 TKI, for the treatment of patients with advanced ROS1-positive non–small cell...
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mortality Rates Rising in the US, Driven by Alcohol and Metabolic Liver Diseases“A recent study examined the rising trajectory of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mortality rates in the United States, highlighting stark disparities across age,...
West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network partners with CHESS Health on hepatitis C digital initiative“The Live(r) Hep C Free program, an initiative of the West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network (WVCRN) housed within the Marshall University Research Corporation, is...
AdventHealth Celebration Introduces New Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Process to Improve Accuracy of Lung Cancer Surgery“Thoracic surgeon Colleen Gaughan, MD, and her team at AdventHealth Celebration, recently became one of the first in the country to incorporate...
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