Perelman School Of Medicine University Of Pennsylvania

The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy awarded nearly $3 million worth of grants to six early career researchers.

Intensive BP reduction in hypertension was associated with greater changes in hippocampal volume, but not any other MRI biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease, compared with standard treatment, according to data published in JAMA Neurology.

Veterans with prostate cancer often had underassessed and undertreated cardiovascular risk factors, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Rhythm control strategies to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were less common among racial/ethnic marginalized individuals than among white individuals, a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open found.

Published results show no “statistically significant differences” in concussion recovery and return to play timelines between male and female collegiate athletes across comparable sports.

Stopping vs. continuing ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers in patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel voted not to recommend approval of a drug-coated balloon to treat below-the-knee lesions in patients with critical limb ischemia.

A text messaging program showed more than half of opioids prescribed to patients went unused after orthopedic surgery, according to published results.

A bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve was effective and associated with low rates of serious adverse events at 5 years, according to data from the COMMENCE trial presented at the virtual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

The addition of first-line ipilimumab to pembrolizumab did not improve outcomes for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who had PD-L1 tumor proportion scores of 50% or greater and no targetable EGFR or ALK aberrations.