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2018 to 2019 Influenza Season in U.S. Was Longest in 10 Years
Season was of moderate severity and lasted 21 weeks; illness mainly attributed to influenza A viruses
High Response Seen for Chemo in Seniors With High-Risk AML
Complete response rate for patients treated with chemo was 69 percent; three-year OS was 21 percent
Elderly Women May Still Benefit From Osteoporosis Treatment
High hip fracture probability seen despite accounting for competing mortality risk
Health Care Workers With ARIs Often Work While Symptomatic
Likelihood of working higher if symptoms less severe and on illness onset date versus subsequent days
Statins May Be Beneficial After Radiation to Thorax, Head, Neck
Statin use tied to reduction in stroke incidence for cardiac patients with thorax and head or neck cancer
Cardiovascular AEs Common With Carfilzomib in Multiple Myeloma
Patients with relapsed multiple myeloma experiencing CVAEs had inferior survival
Sudden Death Can Occur in Full Spectrum of Epilepsies
Only 37 percent of patients with sudden unexpected death in epilepsy took last dose of antiseizure meds
VTE Risk Reduced With Partial Knee Replacement
But risk for five-year revision higher for those undergoing partial versus total knee replacement
FDA Approves Victoza Injection for Children 10 Years and Older
~64 percent of children treated with Victoza achieved HbA1c levels less than 7 percent
Adding Bevacizumab Improves Overall Survival in NSCLC
Addition of bevacizumab to carboplatin/pemetrexed beneficial in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
