Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai
PFAS endocrine-disrupting chemicals linked to higher odds of thyroid cancer
Exposure to a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may increase the risk for developing thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine.
High hematocrit levels rare for adults receiving gender-confirming testosterone therapy
Fewer than 1% of adults receiving exogenous testosterone for gender-confirming hormone therapy have a hematocrit level above the norm of 54%, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Mount Sinai’s lung transplantation program helps patients with advanced lung diseases
Since its first transplant in March 2022, the Mount Sinai Lung Transplantation Program has performed a total of 35 lung transplants with a 180-day survival rate of 88.6%, according to a presentation.
Understanding risk factors, progression of interstitial lung abnormalities
Knowing that interstitial lung abnormalities heighten interstitial lung disease and all-cause mortality risk, it is important that pulmonologists know how to recognize and distinguish these abnormalities.
‘Early and often’ lung cancer screening increases long-term survival
Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer through low-dose CT screening significantly improves its cure rate, according to data published in Radiology.
VIDEO: Men in leadership positions set tone for cultural shift in medicine
CHICAGO — In this Healio video exclusive, experts discussed the significance of men in leadership positions to be an ally to women in medicine.
Medication burden persists for years after pediatric heart surgery
Children who underwent cardiac surgery had a high medication burden that often persisted throughout adolescence, with medication expenditures often 10-fold higher compared with those who did not have heart surgery, data show.
TAVR’s renal benefits may outweigh mortality risk for some patients with CKD
In adults with chronic kidney disease and low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement improved kidney function for more patients than it worsened, data show.
Cigarette smokers more tobacco dependent vs. other tobacco product users
Tobacco dependence was greater among adults who smoked cigarettes than adults who used smokeless tobacco and multiple tobacco products, according to results published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research.
Liquid biopsy may aid in diagnosis, surveillance of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer
Tumor tissue-modified viral-HPV DNA testing demonstrated 100% specificity in both diagnosis and surveillance of HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in a clinical setting, according to a study.