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New review reports significant drop in people receiving cardiac rehabilitation during the pandemic

The number of people engaging with life-enhancing cardiac rehabilitation clinics has declined during the pandemic, according to a BMJ clinical update which makes the case for more home-based and virtual alternatives.

3 Jun 2021

UC San Diego Health offers new immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma following FDA approval

Following the Food and Drug Administration's approval, UC San Diego Health is the first designated medical center in San Diego certified to offer a new immunotherapy treatment of multiple myeloma outside of a clinical trial.

3 Jun 2021

Pitt researchers use a unique and powerful MRI device to study sickle cell disease

Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a genetically inherited group of red blood cell disorders. According to the CDC, an estimated 90,000 to 100,000 people in the United States live with this disease, and it disproportionately affects Black or African Americans; it occurs in roughly 1 in every 500 individuals in this demographic.

3 Jun 2021

Lung protein hyperconcentration may be a key factor in predicting COPD risks

Airway mucus consists of various proteins such as long mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B, both of which contribute greatly to the proper gel-like consistency of this most essential bodily fluid.

3 Jun 2021

Immunotherapy after surgery offers recurrence-free survival advantage for patients with high-risk melanoma

Patients with high-risk melanoma who had a course of pembrolizumab after their surgery had a longer time before their disease recurred than patients who got either ipilimumab or high-dose interferon after surgery.

3 Jun 2021

Alzheimer's disease increases a threefold risk of contracting severe COVID-19 and death

Neurodegenerative disorders that cause dementia increase the risk of contracting severe COVID-19 and dying from the disease.

3 Jun 2021

Urgent action needed to address the shortage of hematologists in Africa, experts say

Shortage of hematologists or specialists to treat blood disorders in Africa requires urgent action, experts say.

3 Jun 2021

New clinical guidelines to manage insomnia with intensive behavioral therapy

If insomnia keeps you awake at night, Flinders University researchers recommend a trip to the doctor - not for a sleeping pill prescription but for a short course of intensive behavioral therapy.

3 Jun 2021

New therapeutic approach developed to treat psoriatic arthritis

An international team of researchers, led by UC Davis Health, has developed a new therapeutic approach to treating psoriatic arthritis, a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the joints.

3 Jun 2021

Antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in patients with advanced-stage cancer

Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, showed that the antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in patients with advanced-stage cancer.

3 Jun 2021

Oncologists underestimate patient use of complementary medicine after breast cancer diagnosis

Nearly three-quarters of breast cancer patients (73%) report using at least one type of complementary medicine after cancer diagnosis, while oncologists believe that less than half (43%) of patients are using these approaches during cancer care.

3 Jun 2021

Patients with obesity at greater risk of developing long-term complications of COVID-19

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of experiencing long-term consequences of the disease, compared with patients who do not have obesity.

3 Jun 2021

Study reveals prevalence of multimorbidity among people using methamphetamine

People who use methamphetamine are more likely to have health conditions, mental illness, and substance use disorders than people who do not use the drug, according to a new study by researchers at the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU School of Global Public Health.

3 Jun 2021

FDA alerts health care providers to no longer implant heart failure patients with Medtronic's HVAD System

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care providers to no longer implant end-stage heart failure patients with Medtronic's Heartware Ventricular Assist Device (HVAD) System due to a growing body of observational clinical comparisons that demonstrates a higher frequency of neurological adverse events and mortality associated with the system when compared to other commercially available devices, as well as complaints that the internal pump may delay or fail to restart.

3 Jun 2021

New nano-sized particles help improve detection of tumors within the body

Nano-sized particles have been engineered in a new way to improve detection of tumors within the body and in biopsy tissue, a research team in Sweden reports. The advance could enable identifying early stage tumors with lower doses of radiation.

3 Jun 2021

New class of hydrogels can enable precise drug delivery

Hydrogels are commonly used inside the body to help in tissue regeneration and drug delivery. However, once inside, they can be challenging to control for optimal use. A team of researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University is developing a new way to manipulate the gel -- by using light.

3 Jun 2021

Study: Lung squamous patients harboring druggable mutations have lower median overall survival

Oncotarget published "Molecular characterization of lung squamous cell carcinoma tumors reveals therapeutically relevant alterations" which reported that unlike lung adenocarcinoma patients, there is no FDA-approved targeted-therapy likely to benefit lung squamous cell carcinoma patients.

3 Jun 2021

E6-specific inhibitors offer a unique, strategic approach for treating HPV-HNSCC

Oncotarget published "A high-content AlphaScreen™ identifies E6-specific small molecule inhibitors as potential therapeutics for HPV+ head and neck squamous cell carcinomas" which reported that the incidence of human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has increased dramatically over the past decades due to an increase in infection of the oral mucosa by HPV.

3 Jun 2021

New survey highlights key role of ECT for treating severe depression, other conditions

When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in North America in March 2020, health care facilities stopped providing all but "essential" care, to reduce infection risks and preserve protective gear known as PPE.

3 Jun 2021

New process could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Computational Biology Department in the School of Computer Science have developed a new process that could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections and other ailments.

3 Jun 2021

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New review reports significant drop in people receiving cardiac rehabilitation during the pandemic

UC San Diego Health offers new immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma following FDA approval

Pitt researchers use a unique and powerful MRI device to study sickle cell disease

Lung protein hyperconcentration may be a key factor in predicting COPD risks

Immunotherapy after surgery offers recurrence-free survival advantage for patients with high-risk melanoma

Alzheimer's disease increases a threefold risk of contracting severe COVID-19 and death

Urgent action needed to address the shortage of hematologists in Africa, experts say

New clinical guidelines to manage insomnia with intensive behavioral therapy

New therapeutic approach developed to treat psoriatic arthritis

Antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in patients with advanced-stage cancer

Oncologists underestimate patient use of complementary medicine after breast cancer diagnosis

Patients with obesity at greater risk of developing long-term complications of COVID-19

Study reveals prevalence of multimorbidity among people using methamphetamine

FDA alerts health care providers to no longer implant heart failure patients with Medtronic's HVAD System

New nano-sized particles help improve detection of tumors within the body

New class of hydrogels can enable precise drug delivery

Study: Lung squamous patients harboring druggable mutations have lower median overall survival

E6-specific inhibitors offer a unique, strategic approach for treating HPV-HNSCC

New survey highlights key role of ECT for treating severe depression, other conditions

New process could reinvigorate the search for natural product drugs to treat cancers, viral infections

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