Eytan M. Stein, MD Although new therapies have improved outcomes for many patients with high-risk leukemia, some patients are less responsive to novel therapies and optimized chemotherapy approaches. Patients with acute leukemia with KMT2A rearrangements are a population with a pressing need for better treatment options. “In 2023, the standard regimens for patients with KMT2A […]
chronic lymphocytic leukemia © Dr_Microbe – stock.adobe.com The advent of small molecule inhibitors, both Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors (BTKi) and B-cell lymphoma 2 antagonists, has led to a paradigm shift in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Fixed-duration (FD) therapy is an appealing approach to initial treatment of CLL from a patient’s and a […]
Angela Dispenzieri, MD Due the asymptomatic nature of smoldering multiple myeloma (MM), plenty of conjecture about approaching treatment of the disorder exists. However, with guidelines, as well as observational and prospective data, experts have been able to make research-driven treatment decisions for their patients with smoldering MM. At the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society […]
There has been a recent three-fold increase in obesity-related deaths from heart disease in the U.S. between 1999 and 2020, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. The number of people with obesity is rising in every country […]
Flesh-eating bacteria sounds like something out of a horror movie. But unfortunately, it’s a real thing. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning healthcare providers to be on the lookout for it. The CDC’s health alert, which was released late last week, urges doctors to watch for symptoms of vibrio vulnificus bacteria […]
Research Highlights: Community health centers participating in the National Hypertension Control Initiative (NHCI) that introduced self-measured blood pressure interventions to their patients — including individuals from Black, Hispanic and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations, who are disproportionately impacted by hypertension and by the COVID-19 pandemic — experienced improvements in blood pressure control rates since 2021, when […]
Research Highlights: An analysis of electronic health records for more than 60,000 adults in the United States found that systolic, or top-number, blood pressure rose slightly during the winter compared to summer months. The health records were of adults being treated for high blood pressure from 2018 to 2023 at six health care centers of […]
ByVicky Pathare Sep 07, 2023 04:50 PM IST Share Via Copy Link A rapid decline in conjunctivitis cases has been observed in Pune district, with 96% of infected patients recovering. Daily positive cases have also declined. The outbreak was first reported on July 17 in Alandi and then spread district-wide. The Pune Municipal Corporation screened […]
Ella Balasa was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at eight months old. Throughout her life, she has been hospitalized multiple times for lung infections. She had to deal with bacterial infections caused by the pathogens Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas. She says that as the pathogens have colonized in her lungs, subsequent infections have become more difficult […]
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