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In patients with high-risk relapsed/refractory acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) or untreated AML unfit for intensive chemotherapy

Venetoclax Monotherapy Active in AML With Adverse Features

Overall response rate 19%; additional 19% have antileukemic activity without meeting IWG criteria
Benzodiazepines were prescribed at 27 annual physician office visits per 100 adults during 2014 to 2016

CDC: Benzodiazepines Prescribed at 27 Office Visits Per 100 Adults

Overlapping opioid Rx involved in about one-third of visits at which benzodiazepines were prescribed
Seven or more injections of bevacizumab annually is associated with increased risk of glaucoma surgery

Glaucoma Surgery Risk Up With 7+ Injections of Bevacizumab

Patients who received four to six injections had a nonsignificantly increased risk of glaucoma surgery
Adlyxin (lixisenatide)

FDA Approves Adlyxin for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Once-daily injection to improve glycemic control, along with diet and exercise
Hepatitis B and C could be eliminated as serious public health problems in the United States by 2030

Hep B, C Could Be Eliminated As Public Health Threats by 2030

Tools exist to prevent hepatitis B and C mortality, including vaccination and treatment
Genetic variations may hold clues to rheumatoid arthritis -- suggesting not only who will develop the condition

Genetic Variations Could Hold Keys to Rheumatoid Arthritis Care

New research reveals clues to disease severity, potential outcomes

Skyrizi Approved for Psoriatic Arthritis

Approval based on two Phase 3 trials showing more than 50 percent of patients receiving Skyrizi achieved ACR20 response at 24 weeks

About 18 percent of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention have a contraindication to commonly used antiplatelet medications

Contraindication to Antiplatelet Rx for ~18 Percent With PCI

Six percent of these patients receive antiplatelets; no increased mortality with contraindicated med use
In a position statement published online July 20 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology

ASCO Calls for Cancer Trials to Include More Seniors

Older adults react differently to treatment, oncology group notes
Delivery of antioxidants to the eye may be a therapeutic option for cataracts

Review Explores Challenges of Ocular Antioxidants for Cataracts

Prospects for future research include the use of nanotechnology to deliver antioxidants