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Truxima (rituximab-abbs) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first biosimilar to the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma drug Rituxan

FDA Approves First Biosimilar to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Drug

Truxima approved to treat adults with CD20-positive, B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Compared with nonranked hospitals

Lower Mortality Seen for Cardiac Care at Top-Ranked Hospitals

But readmission rates similar for top-ranked, nonranked hospitals for acute MI and CABG
For patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing gene therapy

Gene Therapy Forms New Polysynaptic Pathways in Parkinson’s

Patients receiving GAD gene therapy develop unique treatment-dependent polysynaptic brain circuit
In states with a Sept. 1 cutoff for kindergarten entry

ADHD Diagnosis, Treatment Up for August-Born Children

Findings seen for children in states with Sept. 1 cutoff for kindergarten entry
For military veterans

In-Person Social Contact Tied to Reduced Psychiatric Symptoms

For veterans, social interaction in person, not on Facebook, tied to lower risk for depression, PTSD
In addition to many other health risks

FDA: Kratom Products Have High Levels of Heavy Metals

New concern added to list of the agency's warnings about the herbal supplement
A healthy lifestyle during midlife is associated with less subclinical atherosclerosis among women

Healthy Lifestyle Tied to Less Atherosclerosis for Women

Women have less subclinical atherosclerosis during midlife with higher healthy lifestyle score
For patients with hereditary angioedema type I or II

Lanadelumab Reduces Attack Rate in Hereditary Angioedema

Significant reduction in attack rate compared with placebo seen for three dose regimens of lanadelumab
Feature tagging of home videos for machine learning classification of autism spectrum disorder with the use of a mobile device produces accurate results in short time frames

Feature Tagging of Home Videos Promising in Autism Diagnosis

On mobile platform, highest accuracy seen with sparse five-feature logistic regression classifier
Higher consumption of vegetables and fruits is associated with lower odds of future memory loss in men

Fruits, Veggies, Orange Juice May Protect Men’s Memory

Findings based on subsequent memory loss 20 years after food assessment