University Of Pittsburgh

The benefit of atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel in advanced triple-negative breast cancer appeared limited to patients with PD-L1 immune cell-positive tumors, an exploratory analysis of the IMpassion130 trial showed.

Dermatomyositis, older age and anti-transcriptional intermediary factor-1 gamma positivity are associated with a significantly increased risk for cancer in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, according to a meta-analysis.

Women who had type 1 diabetes onset before menarche have a reproductive period nearly 3 years shorter than women without diabetes, according to a study published in Menopause.

Results presented at the Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting showed that a pro-inflammatory diet may be associated with the prevalence of low back pain.

Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or hypertension after pregnancy had significant differences in left ventricular structure and function over time, researchers reported.

Adding fecal microbiota transplantation to treatment in patients with programmed cell death protein 1 melanoma altered the gut microbiome and reprogrammed tumor microenvironment to overcome resistance to anti-programmed cell death protein 1 therapy, according to study results.

High HDL cholesterol levels alone may not be cardioprotective for midlife women; estradiol may influence the risk for cardiovascular disease, according to data from the SWAN Heart study.

When a disease has no clear etiology and no cure — as is the case with Takayasu arteritis — any advance feels like a big advance.

Extended follow-up of a randomized phase 3 trial presented at the virtual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium showed the addition of abemaciclib to endocrine therapy continued to benefit certain patients with high-risk breast cancer.

During the menopausal transition, women have an increased prevalence of cardiometabolic and CV risk factors; however, data on early preventive strategies are lacking, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association.