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June 06, 2024
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Positive response to oral octreotide seen for adults with acromegaly across three trials

Positive response to oral octreotide seen for adults with acromegaly across three trials

BOSTON — The majority of people with acromegaly receiving oral octreotide achieve a biochemical response, regardless of their baseline insulin-like growth factor I level, according to data from a post hoc analysis.

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March 24, 2024
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Cancer during pregnancy: Optimize treatment, minimize risks, ‘meet patients where they are’

Cancer during pregnancy: Optimize treatment, minimize risks, ‘meet patients where they are’

Approximately one in 1,000 pregnant women will be diagnosed with cancer, and incidence of pregnancy-associated cancer is on the rise as maternal age increases.

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January 11, 2024
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‘Chasing variants’ may not be the optimal COVID-19 vaccination strategy

‘Chasing variants’ may not be the optimal COVID-19 vaccination strategy

Last autumn, the availability of the 2023-2024 updated COVID-19 vaccines, which more closely targeted the then-dominant XBB omicron subvariant lineage, promised to restore protections that had waned over time.

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November 20, 2023
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‘This gives us more leeway’: Intravenous secukinumab effective in axial spondyloarthritis

‘This gives us more leeway’: Intravenous secukinumab effective in axial spondyloarthritis

SAN DIEGO — An intravenous formulation of secukinumab met all primary efficacy endpoints, with an attractive safety profile, in patients with axial spondyloarthritis over 52 weeks, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2023.

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October 26, 2023
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Sustained mitral regurgitation reduction for high-risk patients with Pascal system: CLASP IID

Sustained mitral regurgitation reduction for high-risk patients with Pascal system: CLASP IID

SAN FRANCISCO — Data show a novel transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair system was associated with a sustained reduction in mitral regurgitation plus functional and quality-of-life gains for patients at prohibitive surgical risk.

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October 17, 2023
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'Intentional' steps can minimize cancer miscommunication during patient encounters

'Intentional' steps can minimize cancer miscommunication during patient encounters

Clear communication is an essential component of patient-centered care delivery in the cancer setting.

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June 29, 2023
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Incidence of cancer-associated thrombosis remains high over time, varies with therapy

Incidence of cancer-associated thrombosis remains high over time, varies with therapy

Incidence of venous thromboembolism remained high among patients with cancer even as the treatment landscape has evolved over the past 16 years, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

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June 22, 2023
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VIDEO: Primary aldosterone screening, AI among adrenal topics presented at ENDO 2023

VIDEO: Primary aldosterone screening, AI among adrenal topics presented at ENDO 2023

CHICAGO—In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, and Adina Turcu, MD, MS, talk about research on adrenal disorders presented at ENDO 2023, including artificial intelligence and a debate about which patients to screen for primary aldosteronism.

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June 02, 2023
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VIDEO: Pituitary and adrenal research highlights from ECE 23

VIDEO: Pituitary and adrenal research highlights from ECE 23

In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, reviews the pituitary and adrenal research highlights presented at ECE 2023, the annual meeting of the European Society of Endocrinology, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, in May.

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May 17, 2023
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High-dose flu vaccines among the immunocompromised: ‘Not just for people older than 65’

High-dose flu vaccines among the immunocompromised: ‘Not just for people older than 65’

All immunocompromised adults should receive the high-dose formulation of the influenza vaccine, according to a presenter at the Biologic Therapies Summit.

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