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New immunotherapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer shows promise in clinical trial

A new type of immunotherapy treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is being tested by Missak Haigentz, Jr., MD, medical director of hematology and oncology for Atlantic Health System.

30 May 2020

Mathematical model predicts COVID-19 resurgence if physical distancing measures are relaxed

If physical distancing measures in Ontario are relaxed too much or too quickly, the province could see hospitals overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients as well as exponential growth in deaths, concludes new research involving a University of Guelph infectious disease modeller.

30 May 2020

Study outlines the spread and causes of COVID-19

The article gives an overview of the spread of Covid-19 and outlines six causes of the crisis: the exponential infection rate, international integration, the insufficient capacity of health care systems in many countries, conflicts of competence and a lack of foresight on the part of many government agencies, the need to grapple with the economic impacts of the shutdown parallel to the health crisis, as well as weaknesses in capital markets resulting from the financial crisis of 2008.

30 May 2020

UTHSC researcher awarded NIH grant to study age-related multimorbidity

A UTHSC researcher has been awarded an R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health for her work to identify and understand trends in age-related multimorbidity.

29 May 2020

Survival probabilities in esophageal surgery increase with volume of hospital services

In complex surgery, is there a correlation between the volume of services provided per hospital and the quality of treatment results? This is the question addressed in eight commissions on minimum volumes that the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) awarded to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

29 May 2020

Older men exhibit less COVID-19 worries than others

Older men may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they worry less about catching or dying from it than women their age or than younger people of both sexes, according to a new study by Sarah Barber, a gerontology and psychology researcher at Georgia State University.

29 May 2020

Cancer drug nilotinib found to be safe and well-tolerated in Alzheimer's disease clinical trial

A Georgetown University Medical Center clinical trial investigating the cancer drug nilotinib in people with Alzheimer's disease finds that it is safe and well-tolerated, and researchers say the drug should be tested in a larger study to further determine its safety and efficacy as a potential disease-modifying strategy.

29 May 2020

A Senator from Arizona emerges as a pharma favorite

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema formed a congressional caucus to raise "awareness of the benefits of personalized medicine" in February. Soon after that, employees of pharmaceutical companies donated $35,000 to her campaign committee.

29 May 2020

Lifestyle habits reduce concentration of LDL cholesterol in children

An individualized and family-based physical activity and dietary intervention reduced the plasma LDL cholesterol concentration of primary school children, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

29 May 2020

As COVID cuts deadly path through Indiana prisons, inmates say symptoms ignored

Scottie Edwards died of COVID-19 just weeks before he would have gotten out of the Westville Correctional Facility in Indiana.

29 May 2020

Hate unmasked in America

"You are the most selfish f—ing people on the planet." I jerked my head to the left, where I saw a neighbor glaring at us from his driveway while unloading groceries from his trunk.

29 May 2020

Relaxation of physical distancing may increase the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario

29 May 2020

Study: New biopsy methods can help improve benefit-harm ratio of PSA screening

The benefit of population-based PSA screening for men with an average risk of prostate cancer does not outweigh the harm caused.

29 May 2020

Face masks essential in combating asymptomatic spread of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols and droplets

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurs through the transmission of droplets and aerosols from infected people through speaking, breathing, coughing, and sneezing. Wearing masks can reduce the airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus, a new study finds. The research is published in the journal Science.

28 May 2020

Cardiac surgery stalled as novel coronavirus spread

As the novel coronavirus spread across the globe in early 2020, hospitals worldwide scaled back medical procedures, including life-saving heart surgery, to deal with the emerging threat of COVID-19.

28 May 2020

Temple research suggests new way to prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm therapeutically

The main thoroughfare that carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the abdomen is known as the abdominal aorta.

28 May 2020

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Still seeking a federal coronavirus strategy

The Trump administration sent its COVID-19 testing strategy plan to Congress, formalizing its policy that most testing responsibilities should remain with individual states.

28 May 2020

Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in American Indians and Alaska Natives

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects American Indians and Alaska Natives at approximately three times the rate of white Americans and is closely linked to the disproportionately high rates of cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes, according to the American Heart Association Scientific Statement "Cardiovascular Health in American Indians and Alaska Natives," published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

28 May 2020

New device allows rapid disease analysis in kidneys affected by diabetes

The amount of scarring in damaged kidneys as a result of diabetes or acute injury, is a key factor in determining treatment. But it has not been possible, using traditional techniques, to quickly and accurately assess how widespread this kind of wounding extends within the organ.

28 May 2020

Some ivory towers are ideal for a pandemic. Most aren’t.

Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, is open for business this fall — but to get there, you really have to want it. Tucked amid verdant hills 23 miles east of San Francisco, accessible by a single road and a single entrance, the small, private Roman Catholic school receives almost no visitors by accident.

28 May 2020

Health Care News and Research

New immunotherapy for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer shows promise in clinical trial

Mathematical model predicts COVID-19 resurgence if physical distancing measures are relaxed

Study outlines the spread and causes of COVID-19

UTHSC researcher awarded NIH grant to study age-related multimorbidity

Survival probabilities in esophageal surgery increase with volume of hospital services

Older men exhibit less COVID-19 worries than others

Cancer drug nilotinib found to be safe and well-tolerated in Alzheimer's disease clinical trial

A Senator from Arizona emerges as a pharma favorite

Lifestyle habits reduce concentration of LDL cholesterol in children

As COVID cuts deadly path through Indiana prisons, inmates say symptoms ignored

Hate unmasked in America

Relaxation of physical distancing may increase the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario

Study: New biopsy methods can help improve benefit-harm ratio of PSA screening

Face masks essential in combating asymptomatic spread of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols and droplets

Cardiac surgery stalled as novel coronavirus spread

Temple research suggests new way to prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm therapeutically

KHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Still seeking a federal coronavirus strategy

Type 2 diabetes is more prevalent in American Indians and Alaska Natives

New device allows rapid disease analysis in kidneys affected by diabetes

Some ivory towers are ideal for a pandemic. Most aren’t.

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