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Results of the phase 3 PRIME study showed that treatment with niraparib with an individualized starting dose significantly extended progression-free survival (PFS) and reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 55% compared with placebo.

Study finds that use of mHealth app could be useful in early detection of skin cancer but cautions that overdiagnosis is a possibility.

Findings were presented by researchers from the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine at the 2023 American Society for Preventive Cardiology's Congress on CVD Prevention.

This review verified past study findings, finding that probiotics can effectively improve atopic dermatitis (AD) in children.

Investigators said the fact that their patient was 82 years old was one reason to suspect fluid overload–associated large B-cell lymphoma (LBCL).

Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, joins hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, for episode 2 of our newest podcast, "Oncology Onward: Conversations With Innovators and Changemakers in Cancer Care."

Maternal sleep duration and self-efficacy might be modifiable risk factors of maternal depression, possibly providing treatment opportunities.

Patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) showed significant benefits in critical outcomes when treated with caplacizumab as well as the standard regimen.

Sleep processes and emotional processes are closely related, especially in terms of insomnia.

Pfizer considers cost-cutting as demand for COVID-19 products lag; Amazon Clinic aims to provide virtual care for common health concerns; Black patients may find new Alzheimer drugs less effective

The oral respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein inhibitor AK0529 was found to be well tolerated and reduced viral load in infants.

The greatest reduction in skeletal muscle mass was in the lower extremities, a new report shows.

With data on side-opening cutting forceps showing above a 90% diagnostic rate for tissue biopsy in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) who undergo biopsy of the esophageal lamina propia (ELP), investigators conducted a pilot study on use of side-opening cutting forceps in younger patients.

The researchers used a study approach that accounted for the current variety of tobacco products available to better capture the current tobacco use profiles and their respective tobacco dependence.

Researchers linking uric acid (UA) levels to the aggressiveness and progression of prostate cancer believe these findings can be used to study UA influence on prostate cancer–related mortality risk.

The results found within women living with HIV and women without HIV differed from those found in a similar study on men living with HIV and men without HIV.

Patients who were younger and had more disease-related skin symptoms were more likely to express interest in the intervention.

The Biden administration announces its Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model for dementia care; women’s alcohol-related morality is growing at a faster rate than men’s; medical theft can occur in a large-scale breach or singular theft of someone’s information.

Analysis suggests tumor histology plays an important role in determining the best first-line approach for patients who have non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Recognition of the association between breast implants and lymphomas has been notable since the 1990s, although the association has been limited to breast implant–associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and not Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).

By giving their patient the correct diagnosis, clinicians avoided costlier treatments for thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) like plasmapheresis.

A white paper crafted by the Association for Accessible Medicines (AAM) outlined that main causes of generic drug shortages and recommended several actions for stakeholders to remedy current shortages and prevent future ones.

Currently, there is no established standard of care treatment for ovarian squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).

More symptoms, older age, and longer hospitalization time increased the risk of post–COVID-19 conditions, aka long COVID, in children.

Outcomes for in-hospital mortality were compared between adult patients, women vs men, among those who had both acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and heart-related mechanical complications (MC).

Thousands more people filled their insulin prescriptions following the introduction of the cap in January 2023, especially compared to those who were not enrolled in Medicare, a new study finds.

Investigators say their research could open new avenues of investigation into Chagas disease, the often-neglected tropical disease.

The researchers emphasized the importance of early referral for chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment, as patients eligible for the treatment are often in very late stages of disease, and mitigating delays in care has the potential to improve response rates by more than 10%.