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May 26, 2021
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‘Hub-and-spoke’ initiatives aim to improve minority access to blood cancer clinical trials

‘Hub-and-spoke’ initiatives aim to improve minority access to blood cancer clinical trials

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will collaborate with three major cancer centers to provide minority and other underserved populations with greater access to blood cancer clinical trials.

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May 06, 2021
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Text-based mobile health intervention may increase physical activity in adults with PAH

Text-based mobile health intervention may increase physical activity in adults with PAH

Use of an automated, text message-based mobile health intervention helped to increase physical activity levels in adults with pulmonary arterial hypertension, researchers reported in Chest.

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May 02, 2021
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Model identifies variables associated with missing health care visits for HIV

Model identifies variables associated with missing health care visits for HIV

A point-of-care model, consisting of 13 variables and available via a web-based calculator, was able to identify predictors for missing HIV health care visits, according to a recent study.

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April 23, 2021
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Will we need COVID-19 booster shots?

Will we need COVID-19 booster shots?

Data suggest that the messenger RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna provide protection from infection for at least 6 months.

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April 22, 2021
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GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy for diabetes associated with fewer asthma exacerbations

GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy for diabetes associated with fewer asthma exacerbations

Adults with asthma and type 2 diabetes had lower counts of asthma exacerbations and symptoms after initiating treatment with a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist compared with other drugs for diabetes treatment intensification.

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April 14, 2021
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Traditional definition underestimates burden of health care-associated flu

Traditional definition underestimates burden of health care-associated flu

Using a traditional definition of health care-associated influenza missed more than 80% of possible cases among patients admitted to acute-care hospitals during seven influenza seasons, researchers reported at the SHEA Spring Conference.

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April 06, 2021
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Equity in cancer care must remain top priority in COVID-19 era, beyond, presenters say

Equity in cancer care must remain top priority in COVID-19 era, beyond, presenters say

Although much has been achieved within the past year in addressing inequities across the U.S. health care system, it is only the tip of the iceberg, according to panelists at the COVID-19 & Cancer Consortium Scientific Retreat.

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March 26, 2021
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Speaker: Focusing COVID-19 vaccine research on patients with cancer an ongoing challenge

Speaker: Focusing COVID-19 vaccine research on patients with cancer an ongoing challenge

The lack of patients with cancer in COVID-19 vaccine trials has led to a major gap in data to understand how these vaccines work for this population, according to a keynote address at the COVID-19 & Cancer Consortium Scientific Retreat.

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March 25, 2021
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Chronic adverse events more common than thought after adjuvant immunotherapy for melanoma

Chronic adverse events more common than thought after adjuvant immunotherapy for melanoma

Chronic immune-related adverse events appeared more common than previously thought among patients with stage III to stage IV melanoma who received adjuvant anti-PD-1 therapy, according to study results published in JAMA Oncology.

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March 24, 2021
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Q&A: Alliance seeks to improve endometriosis awareness

Q&A: Alliance seeks to improve endometriosis awareness

March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. The observance was founded by the Endometriosis Association in 1993 and has since become recognized worldwide, according to the association.

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