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Patients hospitalized with active cancer are more likely to die from COVID-19

New research indicates that patients hospitalized with active cancer were more likely to die from COVID-19 than those with a history of cancer or those without any cancer diagnosis.

7 Jun 2021

New drug reduces tumor size in lung cancer patients who have a specific, disease-causing change

A new drug reduced tumor size in patients who have lung cancer with a specific, disease-causing change in the gene KRAS, a study found.

7 Jun 2021

Sophisticated brain models can predict language recovery in Hispanic stroke survivors

At Boston University, a team of researchers is working to better understand how language and speech is processed in the brain, and how to best rehabilitate people who have lost their ability to communicate due to brain damage caused by a stroke, trauma, or another type of brain injury.

7 Jun 2021

New national screening guidelines on colorectal cancer

Most Americans should get screened for colorectal cancer beginning at age 45 instead of age 50, according to new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which includes UVA Health's Li Li, MD, PhD, MPH.

7 Jun 2021

Researchers to develop new technology to detect and remove cancer tumors

New technology that will marry probes that can detect cancer tumors through the skin with high-precision robotic surgery is to be developed for use in hospital settings for the first time in a project led by the University of Warwick.

7 Jun 2021

COVID-19 symptoms in the feet

In a review paper recently uploaded to the Journal of Clinical Medicine by Jimenez-Cebrian et al. (May 19th, 2021), the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 in feet, in particular, are reviewed, finding that vascular, dermatological, and neurological symptoms have been widely reported.

6 Jun 2021

High baseline levels of inflammatory cytokines linked to thrombotic events in patients with COVID-19

In a recent open-access paper published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers from Iran and Germany show that high baseline levels of inflammatory cytokines measured during admission put patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at increased risk of developing coagulopathy, thrombotic events – and even death.

6 Jun 2021

Cancer patients on remote monitoring program less likely to require hospitalization for COVID-19

A study by researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center has found that cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who received care at home via remote patient monitoring were significantly less likely to require hospitalization for their illness, compared to cancer patients with COVID-19 who did not participate in the program.

5 Jun 2021

Analysis finds substantial disparities in COVID-19 rates among patients on hemodialysis in New York City

In an analysis of patients on hemodialysis in New York City, there were substantial racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 rates that were not explained by neighborhood social vulnerability.

5 Jun 2021

Researchers analyze transparency, variation of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer treatment

Hospital price transparency is intended to help inform patients about the cost of services and procedures before they receive them. Since Jan. 1, 2021, hospitals in the U.S. have been required by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide pricing information online about items and services.

5 Jun 2021

FDA approves new treatment for patients with hypoplasminogenemia

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ryplazim (plasminogen, human-tmvh) for the treatment of patients with plasminogen deficiency type 1, also referred to as hypoplasminogenemia, a disorder that can impair normal tissue and organ function and may lead to blindness.

5 Jun 2021

Study elucidates the use of anticoagulants to treat bleeding in patients with gastrointestinal cancers

A study by Mayo Clinic researchers provides some clarity in the use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC), such as apixaban and rivaroxaban, to treat acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with gastrointestinal cancers.

5 Jun 2021

Most Americans may have inadequate understanding of palliative care

The majority of surveyed Americans had an inadequate understanding of palliative care, and frequency of health care utilization was one determinant of knowledge.

5 Jun 2021

Weight loss drug Wegovy approved by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Wegovy (semaglutide) injection (2.4 mg once weekly) as a chronic weight management treatment in obese or overweight adults with a weight-related condition (such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, or high cholesterol), when used along with calorie restriction and physical activity. Wegovy, is a more potent version of Novo Nordisk's diabetes drug semaglutide.

4 Jun 2021

Eating at least two servings of fruit per day reduces diabetes risk by 36%

Researchers at Edith Cowan University revealed that people who consumed at least two servings of fruit per day had higher measures of insulin sensitivity than those who ate less than a half serving. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, showed that a healthy diet including whole fruits, but not fruit juice, may play a role in mitigating type 2 diabetes risk.

4 Jun 2021

Post-COVID-19 assessment shows long-lasting consequences for many non-hospitalized individuals

Complications following COVID-19 infection require quick identification and management to help plan policy and health system responses. Researchers in the UK recently described the 12-month experience of the first dedicated post-COVID clinical service in the UK to include both hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. This study has been released on the medRxiv* the preprint server.

4 Jun 2021

People with many siblings have increased risk of cardiovascular events

First-born children have a lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and strokes than brothers and sisters born later, but people who are part of a large family with many siblings have an increased risk of these events, suggests the results of a large population study in Sweden, published in the online journal BMJ Open.

4 Jun 2021

Using AI technology to predict the risk of coronary heart disease

A new project using artificial intelligence technology could spell a medical breakthrough for people suffering from, or at risk of, coronary artery disease, the single leading cause of death in Australia.

4 Jun 2021

Cardiovascular imaging shows no evidence of myocardial injury in athletes after COVID-19 infection

Cardiovascular imaging demonstrated no evidence of myocardial injury or myocarditis in athletes after COVID-19 infection, according to a research letter published in Circulation by Le Bonheur Children's Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center cardiologists.

4 Jun 2021

Perception of “speech-to-song illusion" is not affected by age

A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to sound like a song.

4 Jun 2021

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Patients hospitalized with active cancer are more likely to die from COVID-19

New drug reduces tumor size in lung cancer patients who have a specific, disease-causing change

Sophisticated brain models can predict language recovery in Hispanic stroke survivors

New national screening guidelines on colorectal cancer

Researchers to develop new technology to detect and remove cancer tumors

COVID-19 symptoms in the feet

High baseline levels of inflammatory cytokines linked to thrombotic events in patients with COVID-19

Cancer patients on remote monitoring program less likely to require hospitalization for COVID-19

Analysis finds substantial disparities in COVID-19 rates among patients on hemodialysis in New York City

Researchers analyze transparency, variation of payer-negotiated prices for thyroid cancer treatment

FDA approves new treatment for patients with hypoplasminogenemia

Study elucidates the use of anticoagulants to treat bleeding in patients with gastrointestinal cancers

Most Americans may have inadequate understanding of palliative care

Weight loss drug Wegovy approved by FDA

Eating at least two servings of fruit per day reduces diabetes risk by 36%

Post-COVID-19 assessment shows long-lasting consequences for many non-hospitalized individuals

People with many siblings have increased risk of cardiovascular events

Using AI technology to predict the risk of coronary heart disease

Cardiovascular imaging shows no evidence of myocardial injury in athletes after COVID-19 infection

Perception of “speech-to-song illusion" is not affected by age

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