Research shows complexity of shared decision-making about lung cancer screening“Patients with multimorbidity and limited life expectancy are often unaware of the risks of lung cancer screening, and clinicians might be hesitant to discuss it, according to a pair of...
Trees and bushes near highways improve air quality“Anyone who’s endured rush-hour bumper-to-bumper traffic knows how unpleasant the air can get. Between fumes, dust, and all those exhaust pipes, it’s definitely not a nature lover’s paradise. But what if those trees...
And Then There Was One: HCV Elimination in the Coinfected Population“The treatment of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has evolved considerably in the past 15 years. Second-generation direct-acting antivirals entered the market in late 2014. Today we have well-tolerated,...
Clinical Trial of Keytruda and Lynparza Combination Fails to Meet Primary Endpoint for Treatment of Metastatic Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer“Merck revealed that its Phase III KEYLYNK-006 clinical trial, which tested a combination of Keytruda and Lynparza for...
Vitamin D and Calcium Supplements May Reduce Cancer Risk, Study Shows“Experts explain how the combination could be a double-edged sword, though.” Appropriate Statin Use Soars When Pharmacists on Board“The odds of prescribing the appropriate dose of statins increased...
Nearly half of patients with positive lung cancer screening findings delay follow-up care“Key takeaways: Delaying follow-up after receipt of positive lung cancer screening findings was relatively common. Patients with lung cancer had a high likelihood of clinical...
Gene Activity Study May Lead to Better Therapies for Fibrosis of the Liver“A research team carried out an animal study aimed at better understanding the scarring process (fibrosis) in diseased or injured livers. They examined gene activity in two different mouse...
Oregon needs to listen to its patients“More than half of Oregonians are living with at least one chronic health condition. One in four adults has a disability, and around 20,000 people receive a cancer diagnosis each year. Right now, our state is making critical drug...
History of Injection Drug Use, HCV Linked to Persistent Immunological Changes After DAA Therapy“Curative DAA therapy did not completely normalize immune activation and inflammatory biomarkers in individuals with a history of injection drug use and HCV infection.”...
Non-smoking Asian women have higher rates of lung cancer than other non-smokers“Lung cancer rates are in decline across almost group, except non-smoking Asian American women, whose rates are increasing by 2% every year, a California study found. While 20% of all lung...
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