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Although chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy is approved for treatment of multiple myeloma, commercially available products are limited to patients who received at least four prior lines of therapy.

ATLANTA — A speaker reported 100% 1-year survival and high freedom from pulmonary regurgitation, stenosis and reintervention in patients who underwent transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement.

Participation in cardiac rehabilitation following surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement varies greatly from hospital to hospital, although researchers observed a correlation between participation and treatment strategy.

Patients referred for cardiac rehabilitation sessions experienced similar improvements in clinical outcomes whether the program was in-person, hybrid or virtual, including similar changes in 6-minute walk distance, researchers reported.

Reported menopause symptoms and prescriptions for hormone therapy were less common among Black and Hispanic female veterans, highlighting disparities in the discussion, documentation and management of menopause, according to researchers.

Type 2 diabetes overtreatment among nursing home residents is common, with few residents having their medication regimens appropriately deintensified, according to results published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society.

In this video, Haley Naik, MD, discusses “three key themes” from the hidradenitis suppurativa symposiums at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

In this video, Haley Naik, MD, highlights the surgical management of hidradenitis suppurativa session at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

In this video, Haley Naik, MD, spoke with Healio about a patient-led presentation on hidradenitis suppurativa at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

With the aid of $17 million in grant funding, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland will initiate a 4-year trial evaluating CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing as a potential cure for sickle cell disease.