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Not just what, but when: Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in melanoma
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN
Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab followed by pembrolizumab improves event-free survival in resectable melanoma.
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Novel cell therapy beats immunotherapy in melanoma
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN
The treatment of patients with melanoma who do not respond to or progress after receiving immunotherapy is “challenging and represents an unmet...
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‘Where does it hurt?’: Primary care tips for common ortho problems
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN
An accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of discomfort is key to appropriate management of knee and shoulder pain.
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Five million children have lost a caregiver to COVID-19
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN
Both globally and in the U.S., children have lost parents and other caregivers to COVID-19, and may be left with no one to care for them.
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CMS updates lung screening criteria, more aligned with USPSTF
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN
The expanded Medicare recommendation will address racial disparities associated with lung cancer.
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EMA gives green light to new CAR T-cell therapy
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- Roxanne Nelson, RN
The committee also recommended approval of a biosimilar product for pegfilgrastim.
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Therapeutic aquatic exercise superior to physical therapy for back pain in study
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN
Therapeutic aquatic exercise proved more beneficial than physical therapy in relieving symptoms and disability caused by chronic back pain.
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Axilla swelling after COVID booster puts focus on mammogram timing
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN
Experts and imaging center staff give recommendations regarding the timing of getting boosters and mammograms.
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FDA OKs combination immunotherapy for first-line mesothelioma treatment
- Author:
- Roxanne Nelson, RN
Combination nivolumab and ipilimumab has now been approved as first-line treatment in mesothelioma.