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Subcutaneous administration of trastuzumab and pertuzumab significantly shortened the time patients with stage I HER2-positive breast cancer spent getting treatment compared with IV delivery, according to results of a prospective study.

Older adults with cancer had a lower risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias than cancer-free individuals of the same age, according to results of a longitudinal retrospective study.

Results showed combined medial patellofemoral ligament and medial quadriceps tendon femoral ligament reconstruction may yield improved outcomes for skeletally immature patients with first-time dislocations vs. nonoperative treatment.

According to published results, increased surgeon stress in the first 5 minutes of surgery was associated with a significant decrease in major postoperative surgical complications.

Clinicians may one day be able to treat immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis without disrupting cancer therapy, findings from a cellular investigation showed.

Glucarpidase significantly improved kidney function for patients who developed acute kidney injury from high-dose methotrexate, according to results of a large, multicenter observational study.

Men were less likely than women to have weight-loss surgery, and that gap has widened over time, while Black patients were less likely than those of other races to have a procedure, and that gap has narrowed slightly, new data show.

Maintaining healthful behaviors may be key to improving the trajectory of heart health from early adolescence into adulthood, according to study findings published in JAMA Cardiology.

According to published results, orthopedic sports medicine surgeons who care for professional athletes may not have sufficient legal coverage to provide full care and may incur personal financial risk.

A new guideline published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association summarizes best practices for specialists and primary care providers on how to evaluate patients with suspected Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders.