3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (248+ words) Infectious Diseases in Children | Find pediatrics news articles, videos, blogs, books, Continuing Medical Education (CME), meeting coverage, and journal articles from the #1 online source for pediatricians, Pediatric Annals. CDC warns clinicians of surge in rabies activity The CDC issued an…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (752+ words) Researchers have developed a blood-based assay that could help identify individuals with precursor lesions for colorectal cancer, a known limitation of many blood-based screening tests. The assay, known as DENEB, detected 81% of advanced adenomas, as well as 91% of CRC overall…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (414+ words) Veterans with melanoma have a 47% higher risk for developing Parkinson’s disease compared with veterans without melanoma, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. These findings persisted even after adjusting for confounders, according to…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (562+ words) U.S. cancer centers continue to experience persistent shortages of medications that are foundational components of oncology care, according to survey results.All cancer centers that participated in a late-summer survey administered by National Comprehensive Cancer Network reported current shortages of at…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (443+ words) U.S. adults with disabilities are considerably less likely than those without them to undergo routine cancer screening, according to an analysis of national survey data.Researchers observed the largest screening gaps among individuals with self-care disabilities, such as difficulty dressing or…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (55+ words) The FDA has granted accelerated approval to sevabertinib as first-line treatment for adults with locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.The approval of sevabertinib (Hyrnuo, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals), which expands upon the agent’s existing indication…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (388+ words) People with invasive cancer may be more likely to experience ischemic stroke, according to results of a retrospective cohort study.Risk — which varied considerably by cancer type — appeared particularly elevated in the first few months after diagnosis....

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (778+ words) The proportion of U.S. women who have never been screened for cervical cancer increased at a “troubling” rate over the past couple decades, according to researchers.As recently as a few years ago, nearly one-third of women aged 21 to…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (521+ words) Approximately 40% of men with prostate cancer treated with concurrent androgen deprivation therapy and androgen receptor pathway inhibitors may develop metabolic syndrome within a year.A retrospective analysis of nearly 17,000 patients showed the first metabolic condition, usually hypertension, occurs within the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (281+ words) In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with ASH president, Belinda Avalos, MD, about the importance of DEI practices in medicine, leading molecular medicine developments and more. Belinda R. Diversity and Development in Hematology with Belinda Avalos, MD In this…...