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KOLOA, Hawaii — Ptosis is a relatively common but under-recognized risk of intraocular surgery, including cataract surgery, according to a presenter at Hawaiian Eye 2020.

A novel predictive model appeared to identify cancer survivors at increased risk for opioid misuse, according to study results published in Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

ORLANDO — Two major impediments to widespread adoption of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies are their cost and antigen loss that makes them less effective over time. An allogeneic approach that combines CARs and natural killer cells into one therapy may be the solution, according to preclinical research presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

SAN FRANCISCO — Oxervate was well-tolerated and effective at reducing corneal lesions among patients with neurotrophic keratopathy, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members.

APPs have become an integral and fundamental part of interdisciplinary oncology care.

The addition of pembrolizumab to standard therapy failed to improve clinical outcomes for patients with untreated or relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, according to results of two randomized phase 3 trials published in The Lancet Hematology.

Women who use electronic cigarettes in addition to conventional cigarettes experience more sleep disturbances than nonsmokers and those who only use one product, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Automobile pioneer Henry Ford once said of his best-selling Model T, “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as its black.” Ford did not mean that all his Model Ts would be one color, but that by selling one model with few customizations on a massive scale, it would bring down the price of each unit to make them more affordable.

LAS VEGAS — In this video exclusive, Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, FSCAI, the new president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, outlines some of the initiatives he hopes to undertake during his presidency, which began at the end of SCAI’s Scientific Sessions.