Corderman family: 'There's a lot of hope' for rare disease treatment
David and Nancy Corderman ’s lives were quickly upended when two of their four children were diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Usher Syndrome. Today, they help spread awareness of the disease.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Grant Welker Source Type: news

Microdevices for Glioma; Cervical Adenocarcinoma Test; Language Gaps and Cancer Care
(MedPage Today) -- An intratumoral drug-releasing microdevice implanted in glioma patients can measure the drug's antitumor effects and could potentially help guide treatment, early data suggest. (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Science Translational...
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 7, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Upstate researcher awarded $3.2 million grant to develop breakthrough treatment for battlefield injuries to prevent sepsis and respiratory disease
Juntao Luo, PhD, has received federal funding for numerous research projects addressing drug delivery, nanomedicine and cancer treatments.
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - September 7, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news

Hidden Disparities: Language Barriers and Cancer Care Access Hidden Disparities: Language Barriers and Cancer Care Access
Speaking Spanish or Mandarin may reduce a patient ' s ability to obtain appointments for cancer treatment in the United States, a new study found.Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Crumbling estate impacting patient care ‘day in, day out’, NHSE boss tells MPs
NHS England’s finance boss says patient treatment areas are being closed “all the time” due to crumbling estates, fire risks and flooding.
Source: HSJ - September 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news

Episode 10: Approach to Cardiotoxicity: Art That Needs More Science Episode 10: Approach to Cardiotoxicity: Art That Needs More Science
Drs Michelle Kittleson and Bonnie Ky discuss the field of cardio-oncology and how cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity can be prevented, detected, and treated to improve the quality of cancer survivorship.Medscape
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Tags: Cardiology InDiscussion Source Type: news

Roche and Alnylam report positive topline results from Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic in development to treat hypertension in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease
Zilebesiran met primary endpoint demonstrating greater than 15 mmHg reduction of systolic blood pressure at three months of treatment compared to placeboStudy met key secondary endpoints showing consistent and sustained reductions of systolic blood pressure at six monthsZilebesiran demonstrated an encouraging safety and tolerability profile in adult patients with mild-to-moderate hypertensionFull study results to be presented at an upcoming scientific conferenceBasel, 7 September 2023 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) and Alnylam announced today that the Phase 2 study KARDIA-1 of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi the...
Source: Roche Media News - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Artificial intelligence in the detection and classification of dental caries
ConclusionsThe study validated the high potential for developing an accurate caries detection model that will expedite caries identification, assess clinician decision-making, and improve the quality of patient care. 
Source: Dental Technology Blog - September 7, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news

DreamLife Recovery Expands Pennsylvania Presence with Opening of PHP Outpatient Facility in Pittsburgh
New partial hospitalization program facility extends alcohol and drug addiction treatment throughout Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- DreamLife Recovery, a Pennsylvania-based, clinician-owned facility that provides trauma-informed, comprehensive treatment for...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC CXP Source Type: news

More Intense ALL Therapy Improves Outcomes in Adolescents, Young Adults
(MedPage Today) -- HOUSTON -- Pediatric treatment protocols outperformed standard therapy for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with Philadelphia chromosome-negative acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), a retrospective cohort study showed. Patients...
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - September 7, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Urgent need for new treatment options as super gonorrhoea spreads, says WHO official
Top scientist Dr Teodora Wi, a World Health Organization Medical Officer, has warned the public about the spread of super gonorrhoea.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Lilly backs Watertown cancer startup in $175M round
The equity investment for Mariana Oncology, a Watertown startup working to make radiation treatment more precise for certain cancers, comes from Eli Lilly and Co.,
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rowan Walrath Source Type: news

PET reveals link between heart health and brain metabolism
A PET study suggests that maintaining cardiovascular health during midlife ca...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: PET/CT scans predict CAR-T therapy response in lymphoma patients PET shows promise in diagnosing atypical parkinsonism AI outperforms clinical scores in high-risk lymphoma patients PET/CT links stress and poor outcomes in cancer patients PET confirms efficacy of first-line cardiac sarcoidosis treatment
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

The role of adverse childhood experiences on people in opiate agonist treatment: the importance of feeling unloved - McDonagh D, de Vries J, Cominskey C.
INTRODUCTION: Adults in opiate agonist treatment (OAT) often have a background of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and are more likely to be exposed to a variety of risks that may trigger post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Summative ACE scores are ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

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