• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  PRELIMINARY DATA FROM KITE, KESTREL TRIALS SHOW POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF BROLUCIZUMAB IN DME

  First data from the KITE and KESTREL trials showed encouraging efficacy and safety outcomes of brolucizumab in the treatment of diabetic...

  Injection, Injections, Diabetes

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER APPOINTS SITE DIRECTOR FOR RADIOLOGY

  Jordan Anaokar, MD, has been appointed site director for radiology at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Anaokar will coordinate with medical...

  Cancer

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  MODERATE ALCOHOL INTAKE LOWERS STRESS-RELATED BRAIN ACTIVITY, MAY REDUCE CVD RISK

  Among adults who underwent brain imaging, moderate alcohol intake reduced stress-related brain signals, which may in part explain the...

  Stress, Brain, Hospital, Alcohol

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS CONFERS ELEVATED RISK FOR SUBSEQUENT CV EVENTS IN YOUNGER ADULTS

  Among young and middle-aged survivors of MI, psychological distress was associated with elevated risk for major adverse CV events at...

  Stress

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  GENFIT ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF NASHNEXT

  Genfit, in association with Labcorp, announced the launch of a noninvasive nonalcoholic steatohepatitis test for at-risk patients,...

  AIDS

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  CATARACT SURGERY MAY WORSEN DME WHILE IMPROVING VISUAL ACUITY

  Patients with actively treated diabetic macular edema who undergo cataract surgery may experience worsening DME that does not immediately...

  Diabetes, Cataract, Eye, Hospital

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  E-CIGARETTE USE ASSOCIATED WITH RISK FOR WHEEZING, SHORTNESS OF BREATH IN YOUNG USERS

  E-cigarette use was associated with increased risk for wheezing and shortness of breath in adolescents and young adults, according...

  Tobacco, Adolescence

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  OLANZAPINE/SAMIDORPHAN TREATMENT REDUCES WEIGHT GAIN FOR SEVERAL SCHIZOPHRENIA SUBGROUPS

  Olanzapine/samidorphan combination treatment reduced weight gain across several subgroups of individuals at increased risk for weight...

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  SET EXPECTATIONS EARLY TO ENSURE HIGH PATIENT SATISFACTION IN REFRACTIVE CATARACT SURGERY

  WAILEA, Hawaii - Keeping the promise of “no glasses after cataract surgery,” begins and ends with preoperative preparation and setting...

  Eye, Cataract

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  PERFLUOROCARBON LIQUID PROVIDES ‘EXCELLENT' VISUALIZATION FOR RD REPAIR

  WAILEA, Hawaii - Perfluorocarbon liquid represents “a big advance” in the surgical approach to subretinal fluid removal when performing...

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  CELL THERAPY EFFECTIVE, SAFE FOR BK VIRUS-ASSOCIATED HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS AFTER HSCT

  BK virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes from healthy donors appeared safe and effective for patients with BK virus-associated hemorrhagic...

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  ADT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY IN PROSTATE CANCER

  The addition of androgen deprivation therapy to radiation therapy did not appear associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular...

  Prostate, Cancer

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  TEENS, YOUNG ADULTS WHO REPORT E-CIGARETTE USE HAVE INCREASED ODDS OF ASTHMA

  Teens and young adults who report current e-cigarette use have increased risk for developing asthma and experiencing asthma exacerbations,...

  Senior, Hospital, Child, Asthma

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  ED MAINTAINS HIV SCREENING BY COMBINING IT WITH COVID-19 TESTS

  The pandemic has disrupted HIV care, including routine testing. By making phlebotomy part of the COVID-19 testing process, an ED at...

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  CMS: BENEFICIARIES FOREWENT MILLIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE VISITS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

  CMS today published data showing that beneficiaries forewent millions of primary, preventive and mental health care visits between...

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  COUNTY CHARACTERISTICS IMPACT PREMATURE STROKE MORTALITY

  County-level stroke mortality occurring outside a stroke unit correlated primarily with demographics and health care and environmental...

  Stroke, Hospital

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  AAN STATEMENT CALLS TELEHEALTH 'ESSENTIAL AND EFFECTIVE METHOD' FOR DELIVERING HEALTH CARE

  The American Academy of Neurology released an update to their 2014 position statement on telehealth in which they reiterate their call...

  Neurology

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  NEW REPORT OFFERS ‘MOST COMPELLING' EVIDENCE YET OF COVID-19 VACCINES' EFFECTIVENESS

  Messenger RNA vaccines by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna were 94% effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 among health care workers...

  Vaccination

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  Q&A: NOVEL BIOMARKER TEST IDENTIFIES 14-DAY RISK FOR PREECLAMPSIA

  Researchers said a blood test that assesses multiple biomarkers can rule out a pregnant person's risk for developing preeclampsia in...

  Pregnant, Gynecology

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• By Healio   -   May 15, 2021

  DATA SUPPORT AVOIDING PREGNANCY FOR 1 YEAR AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY

  Women who become pregnant in the year after bariatric surgery are more likely to experience higher rates of preterm birth and low birth...

  Pregnant, Pregnancy, Obesity

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