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CLL patients ‘cured’: 10 years post infusion, CAR T cells persist
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- Nancy A. Melville
A decade after CAR T’cell treatment, chronic leukemia patients reported “cured,” with cells still detectable.
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CDC issues new pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adults
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- Nancy A. Melville
PCV15 and PREVNAR20 received approval from the FDA in July 2021, providing an impetus for the revised recommendations.
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Vitamin D shows no survival benefit in nondeficient elderly
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- Nancy A. Melville
“This is not dissimilar to research with many other nutrients showing that increasing intake above the adequate intake has no further health...
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Therapeutic drug monitoring with infliximab improves IBD disease control
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- Nancy A. Melville
Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring over 1 year significantly improves disease control in infliximab treatment of IBDs.
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Could probiotics reduce ‘chemo brain’ in breast cancer patients?
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- Nancy A. Melville
Probiotic treatment given alongside chemotherapy is sufficient to protect against memory disturbances in patients with breast cancer.
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Swallowable intragastric balloon shows significant weight loss
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- Nancy A. Melville
The procedure can be performed on an outpatient basis in approximately 20 minutes.
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HIV+ patients get good outcomes after kidney or liver transplant
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- Nancy A. Melville
New research further supports the inclusion of people with HIV in transplant resource allocation.
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Peanut desensitization plummets 1 month after avoiding exposure
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- Nancy A. Melville
The findings “underscore the fact that the desensitization achieved with peanut oral immunotherapy is a transient immune state.”
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COVID-19 vaccinations in people with HIV reflect general rates despite higher mortality risk, study says
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- Nancy A. Melville
“To our knowledge, this analysis presents the first and largest investigation of vaccination rates among people...
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Postmenopausal women with early breast cancer can go chemo-free
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- Nancy A. Melville
“This will save tens of thousands of women the time, expense, and potentially harmful side effects that can be associated with chemotherapy...
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New hepatitis B vaccination recommendations praised amid low awareness
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- Nancy A. Melville
Only 25%-30% of adults in the U.S. are reported to be currently vaccinated for hepatitis B, even though safe and highly effective vaccines are...
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HIV testing dips during pandemic raise transmission concerns
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- Nancy A. Melville
The number of CDC-funded HIV tests declined by more than 1 million in 2020 amid the COVID-19 restrictions.
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Inadequate routine diabetes screening common in HIV
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- Nancy A. Melville
People with HIV are known to be at an increased risk of diabetes and the long-term complications of the disease.
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In some lymphomas, ibrutinib yields “almost unheard-of” survival rates
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- Nancy A. Melville
Adding ibrutinib to standard chemotherapy improves DLBCL survival in younger patients, especially among certain genetic subtypes.
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Cancer-related thyroidectomy linked to increased diabetes risk
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- Nancy A. Melville
Compared with nonthyroid cancer patients, those receiving thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer show up to a 40% greater risk for diabetes.