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Two fracture risk assessment tools incorporating femoral neck bone mineral density did not outperform femoral neck BMD alone for predicting hip fractures among adults aged 80 years and older, according to study data.

Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of five stories from ASCO Voices, a session during ASCO Annual Meeting that focused on the human side of oncology.

BOSTON — Crinecerfont lowered androstenedione levels and allowed for lower glucocorticoid doses for children with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, according to findings from the CAHtalyst Pediatric phase 3 trial.

Having high heart rate variability and low orthostatic hypotension reduced the risk for incident COPD hospitalization, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Dapagliflozin plus guideline-directed medical therapy may reduce CV death in patients with HF with improved ejection fraction by lowering risk for sudden death, researchers reported.

BOSTON — In the absence of cirrhosis, no specific precautions are needed for patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection and a history of hepatitis C virus, according to findings presented at The Liver Meeting.

An estimated 18.1 million cancer survivors live in the United States, and that number is expected to exceed 22 million by 2030.

Timely physical therapy was associated with a significant reduction in the risk for falls in patients presenting with dizziness, a recent study found.

Prescription medications added onto tobacco longitudinal care did not improve long-term abstinence rates among current smokers eligible for lung cancer screening, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

BOSTON — Most milk alternatives like almond- or soy-based products had smaller amounts of calcium, vitamin D and protein compared with dairy milk, a study presented at NUTRITION found.