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Members of American Society for Radiation Oncology elected three new officers to ASTRO’s board of directors.

Adolescents and young adults with cancer who lived in rural areas and farther from the reporting hospital appeared more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage disease and have shorter survival, according to a study published in Cancer.

Sacubitril/valsartan (Entresto, Novartis) vs. valsartan in patients with advanced HF.

Disparities in race, ethnicity, health insurance, income and population density played a role in patient proximity to certified stroke care, researchers reported.

Sotorasib conferred durable clinical benefit among previously treated patients with KRAS p.G12C-mutated non-small cell lung cancer, according to results of the phase 2 CodeBreaK 100 trial presented during the virtual ASCO Annual Meeting.

Surgical treatment delays of more than 12 weeks after radiographic diagnosis of clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer appeared associated with higher risk for recurrence and shorter survival, according to a study in JAMA Network Open.

WAILEA, Hawaii — A presenter at Orthopedics Today Hawaii noted plates and nails can be used alone or in conjunction with one another in the treatment of distal femur fractures.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Anna M. Miller, MD, FAAOS, FACS, FAOA, spoke about how to fix posterior malleolus fractures.

For patients with osteoarthritis associated with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease, total hip arthroplasty provided excellent improvements in patient-reported outcomes and an acceptable complication rate, according to published results.

As of July 2020, North Carolina was the only state that followed all Federation of State Medical Boards recommendations regarding a physician’s mental health and efforts to seek treatment if needed, according to a report in JAMA.