University Of Washington

WASHINGTON — Compared with other hypnotics, a class of insomnia hypnotics did not raise the risk for death or inpatient COPD exacerbations, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

An investigational chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy demonstrated successful expansion and antitumor targeting among younger patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia, results of the phase 1 PLAT-08 trial showed.

Population genomic screening for Lynch syndrome, familial hypercholesterolemia and hereditary breast and ovarian cancer may be cost-effective for adults aged younger than 40 years if the cost is “relatively low,” researchers reported.

The University of Washington has been named by U.S. News and World Report as the No. 1 school for primary care education in the United States.

SAN DIEGO — In this video at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Douglas S. Paauw, MD, MACP, discusses recent evidence on drug interactions and other safety indications with common medications.

Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MS, will receive the Dr. J. Michael Lazarus Distinguished Award for his contributions to the care of people living with kidney disease at the National Kidney Foundations Spring Clinical Meetings.

No, this commentary is not about the 1960s. Those days have passed, although at times it seems like we haven’t made any progress.

Despite an overall positive safety outlook, the scope of potential toxicities related to chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy remains unclear due to lack of long-term follow-up.

CVD mortality trends vary by state and race and ethnicity groups, highlighting persistent and pervasive inequities in health care, researchers reported.

Today marks International Women’s Day.