University Of California San Francisco
One in six overdose deaths misclassified as cardiac arrest
A postmortem review of 771 deaths initially attributed to cardiac arrest in San Francisco showed that more than one in six were actually the result of a prescription or nonprescription overdose.
ASCLEPIOS trials: Ofatumumab reduces relapse rates in MS
Among patients with multiple sclerosis, ofatumumab was associated with lower annualized relapse rates than teriflunomide, according to a pair of phase 3 randomized controlled trials published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
American Society for Radiation Oncology members receive fellow designation
Medicaid expansion leads to decline in cancer outcome disparities across low-income areas
Expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act appeared associated with a reduction in critical cancer outcome disparities among adults residing in low-income communities in Ohio, according to study results published in Cancer.
Asian patients hospitalized with lupus at 79% higher mortality risk than whites
Despite advances in care, Asian patients hospitalized for systemic lupus erythematosus are at a 79% greater risk for death than white patients hospitalized with the same disease, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Blood donations by people taking drugs to treat, prevent HIV could be ‘cause for concern’
Blood donations from people on antiretroviral therapy to treat HIV or pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection could increase risk for HIV transfusion transmission if tests cannot detect the virus in the donations, study results showed.
COVID-19 pandemic brings opportunities for innovations in diabetes management
The COVID-19 pandemic offers diabetes teams an opportunity to restructure service models and create innovative pathways for chronic disease management, with a greater reliance on mobile technology and virtual care.
Inhaled cannabis fails to significantly reduce chronic sickle cell disease pain
Vaporized cannabis did not significantly reduce chronic pain and most associated symptoms compared with placebo among adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a randomized study published in JAMA Network Open.
COVID-19-related gene expression higher in specific asthma subgroups
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 and transmembrane protease serine 2 mediate SARS-COV-2 entry into host cells. Higher expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 in sputum cells of patients with asthma identified subgroups at risk of COVID-19 morbidity.
Coverage of liquid biopsies for cancer care increases greatly over 5 years
Private and public coverage of liquid biopsy genomic testing for cancer increased significantly between 2015 and 2019, according to results of a retrospective study published in JNCCN — Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.