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The addition of cadonilimab to first-line chemotherapy improved outcomes among certain women with cervical cancer.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Peter K. Kaiser, MD, of Ocular Therapeutix, discusses the company’s shift to a retina-focused program.

BOSTON — Black and Native American adults had elevated prevalences of obstructive sleep apnea vs. non-Hispanic white adults, and Asian adults had a low prevalence, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

BOSTON — Among adults with COPD, the odds for exacerbations and hospitalizations were elevated in patients who did not use vs. did use the diabetes medication metformin, according to an abstract presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA —Higher doses of zegocractin significantly reduced severe organ failure and necrotizing pancreatitis in patients with acute pancreatitis and systemic inflammatory response syndrome, according to late-breaking data.

The addition of lorazepam to haloperidol reduced symptoms of agitated delirium among individuals with advanced cancers, according to study findings.

Higher disease activity and medication reduction at COVID-19 vaccination increase the risk for subsequent flares in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Single-fraction stereotactic body radiation therapy may be an effective treatment for individuals with central lung cancer, according to prospective study results presented at American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting.

Healio spoke with John Molina, MD, MEd, about research updates on the use of immunotherapy in leukemia from this year’s Society of Hematologic Oncology Annual Meeting.

Roflumilast cream 0.15% showed high efficacy rates among patients aged 6 years and older with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis, according to a study.