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Bariatric surgery has reduced the number of patients using opioids by nearly 25 percent, but those with multiple opioid prescriptions are less likely to stop its use after the procedure, according to a study.

Opioid use decreases in first year after bariatric surgery

A real-world study presented at ASH 2024 shows that CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is highly effective and has an acceptable toxicity profile for individuals with transformed indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (tiNHL).

CAR T-cell therapy may overcome poor prognosis tied to conventional tiNHL therapies

17 Jan 2025 by

CAR T-cell therapy may overcome poor prognosis tied to conventional tiNHL therapies

17 Jan 2025

GDF-15 inhibition shows promise in cancer cachexia

The inhibition of GDF-15 with ponsegromab in patients with cancer cachexia helps promote weight gain, improve overall activity, and reduce symptoms, as shown in the results of a phase II study.

GDF-15 inhibition shows promise in cancer cachexia

Age drives retreatment in patients treated with teprotumumab

Repeat treatment is not uncommon among patients who received a full course of teprotumumab therapy for thyroid eye disease (TED), and the sole predictor of retreatment is age.

Age drives retreatment in patients treated with teprotumumab

Monitoring app enhances life quality of COPD patients on HO therapy

16 Jan 2025 by

Using the AppO2, a mobile app designed for the clinical monitoring of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on home oxygen (HO) therapy, helps improve the quality of life of these individuals, reports a study.

Monitoring app enhances life quality of COPD patients on HO therapy

16 Jan 2025

Intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy tied to serious adverse drug reactions

Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) appear to be significantly increased following intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment, particularly cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, according to a recent study.

Intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy tied to serious adverse drug reactions

Views on place of patients’ death differ between cancer patients, caregivers

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A prospective cohort study shows that patient-caregiver dyads’ concordance in preferred place of death (PoD) changes over time at end of life (EOL).

Views on place of patients’ death differ between cancer patients, caregivers

Glaucoma worsens faster in longer eyes

Glaucoma tends to be more severe and to progress quicker in the longer eye when there is an axial length difference of >1.0 mm, reveals a study.

Glaucoma worsens faster in longer eyes

Does hormone therapy affect IBD outcomes in transgender, nonbinary patients?

15 Jan 2025 by

Disease activity, as measured by C-reactive protein (CRP), foecal calprotectin (FC), and endoscopic evaluation, does not significantly vary a year following the initiation of gender-affirming hormone (GAH) therapy in transgender and gender nonconforming patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), as shown in a study presented at AIBD 2024.

Does hormone therapy affect IBD outcomes in transgender, nonbinary patients?

15 Jan 2025

CAN score predicts length of stay, readmission in patients undergoing radical cystectomy

In patients undergoing radical cystectomy for bladder cancer, an automated electronic health record score (the Care Assessment Need [CAN] score) can estimate the length of hospital stay (LOS), discharge to a skilled nursing facility, and readmission within 30 and 90 days after the procedure, reports a study.

CAN score predicts length of stay, readmission in patients undergoing radical cystectomy