Anesthetists play an integral role in reducing preventable maternal mortality in the UK
In a session at this year's Euroanaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia Expert Dr Nuala Lucas (Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK) will examine the key messages for anesthesia practice from the UK's Maternal Mortality Reports which are produced annually to provide robust information…
Read MoreExperimental rectal cancer drug caused all patients’ tumors to disappear in small trial
In an unprecedented clinical trial, a dozen rectal cancer patients saw their tumors disappear after they received an experimental drug called dostarlimab, and none of the patients experienced significant side effects from the treatment. “I believe this is the first…
Read MorePhase separation discovery could lead to new interventions to regulate immune activity
Protein complexes that play a critical role in launching an immune response assemble in droplets that form within the liquid environment in cells much like oil droplets in water, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study. The findings, published…
Read MoreTargeted Therapy an ‘Important Advance’ in Childhood Glioma
CHICAGO —Targeted therapy achieved significantly higher responses rates and longer progression-free survival (PFS) when compared with standard chemotherapy in pediatric patients with BRAF V600-mutant low-grade gliomas, even those as young as 1 year of age. The findings come from a phase…
Read MoreDrug combination yields highest response and longest survival rates for patients with pancreatic NETs
Very few treatment options are available to patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), but researchers at the Yale Cancer Center and Yale New Haven Health's Smilow Cancer Hospital found that patients treated with a combination of capecitabine and temozolomide…
Read MoreHospice patients with dementia more likely to receive excellent care, study shows
While the hospice program was originally designed for patients with cancer, who are expected to die within six months, currently close to half of older adult hospice enrollees have a diagnosis of dementia. Now a new study by researchers at…
Read MoreDotmatics Strengthens Leadership Team as it Continues to Invest in Organization Capabilities and Accelerate Growth
Dotmatics, the leader in R&D scientific software connecting science, data, and decision-making, today announced the addition of Larry Samuelson as Chief Legal Officer and Neil Frye as Chief People Officer. The appointments further bolster the company’s executive team as the…
Read MoreWhen is a condition ‘chronic’ and when is it a ‘disability?’ The definition can determine the support you get
“Chronic conditions” and “disability” are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we’re treated and how we feel about ourselves. For population data purposes, disability is defined as a limitation or impairment lasting…
Read MoreBabies exposed to COVID in the womb show neurodevelopmental changes
Babies born to mothers who suffered COVID-19 disease during pregnancy seem to exhibit differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes at 6 weeks, according to a preliminary analysis presented in the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry. Project Leader Dr. Rosa Ayesa Arriola said:…
Read MoreFirst worldwide picture of population-based survival from leukemia in patients under 25
Children (0–14 years) diagnosed with leukemia have benefited from decades of research to improve outcomes, and their five-year survival has increased more than that of adolescents (15–19 years) and young adults (20–24 years), suggests new research published in The Lancet…
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