Julia Bonavitacola

Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, discusses when lenacapavir could be available for the prevention of HIV, as well as other trials in the PURPOSE program.

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Jared Baeten, MD, PhD, discusses the significance of the PURPOSE 1 trial results, which found that lenacapavir for pre-exposure prophylaxis resulted in no new infections of HIV.

Patients who used adjuvant chemotherapy were found to have a higher survival rate after achieving complete pathological response.

Supportive care interventions could help address concerns and help patients during the recurrence of ovarian cancer.

Incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis was low when patients were treated with either 1% povidone iodine disinfection with intracameral antibiotics or 5% povidone iodine with antibiotics.

Peer-based health advocacy for patients living with HIV can be received differently and affect HIV protective behavior based on gender dynamics and relationship type.

Adult patients who have KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) can use adagrasib as a supplemental treatment.

Both preoperative pan-immune inflammation value (PIV) and monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) were found to be independent risk factors when it came to the prognosis for colorectal cancer (CRC).

Legislation that could change the 340B program should be done so with caution, as the federal program acts as a boon to care for patients with HIV, experts argue.

Older adults who had colorectal surgery were found to have reduced postoperative complications if they started the Geriatric Oncology Service.

A panel of ophthalmologists defined points of consensus for suprachoroidal space injections based on current published evidence.

A recent review found that benzene exposure due to work may be linked to the development of colorectal cancer.

Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK)–positive locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors can now be treated with the first FDA-approved treatment option.

The SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting featured talks on numerous topics throughout the 5-day meeting, including sleep inequities, narcolepsy, and mental health’s association with sleep.

New blood donation eligibility guidelines affecting men who have sex with men (MSM) could slightly increase rates of deferring blood donation, according a model that assessed an individual risk-based deferral policy.

Expanding ways to treat eye pain could reduce the burden on the emergency department (ED) and other areas of the health care system.

Patients with HIV who were more impacted by health disparities were less likely to find long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy appealing.

A dose escalation strategy for regorafenib could improve the cost-effectiveness of the medication in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC).

Posters presented at SLEEP 2024 found reduced total sleep time among adolescents on weeknights, leading to less total sleep, as well as a link between lower sleep duration and poor mental health.

Young and educated men who have sex with men (MSM) were more likely to use self-testing for HIV.

A session at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed the various inequities in sleep that persist in individuals who are incarcerated, attend university, or work at hospitals.

Patients in dental settings had a comparable uptake of point-of-care HIV tests when compared with non-specialized health settings.

Associations between ambient air pollutants and dry eye could have been mitigated during the pandemic.

A symposium held at the SLEEP 2024 Annual Meeting discussed updates in narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia treatment, specifically in guidelines for treatment and testing in this population.

Use of sodium oxybate and low-sodium oxybate led to meaningful improvements in patients with hypersomnia and narcolepsy regardless of comorbidities.

The relationships among bipolar disorder, sleep, and circadian rhythms were emphasized in a panel held at SLEEP 2024.

The session held at SLEEP 2024 focused on the challenges of collecting data on sleep and circadian rhythms in adolescents, as well as the difference between home and lab measurements.

The Hospital Frailty Risk Score, Secondary Care Administrative Records Frailty index, and the frailty syndromes measures were able to assess frailty in patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC).

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