New Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement
Patient-centered methodology-generated probabilities better identify patients eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy than those generated by conventional logistic regression analysis
New COVID-19 Drug Guards Against All Variants in Immunocompromised
Trial results could be out by September and may lead to FDA emergency use authorization
CDC Reports No New Mpox Cases in Over a Week for First Time Since...
Since the outbreak began last May, more than 30,000 people have been infected with the virus and 42 people have died
Chatbot Generates Quality, Empathetic Responses to Patient Questions
Chatbot generates higher proportion of responses rated as good or very good quality and empathetic or very empathetic than physicians
Other Countries Rate Half of Top-Selling Drugs in Medicare as Low Added Benefit
These low added therapeutic-rating drugs accounted for $19.3 billion or one-third of Medicare annual net spending in 2020
Many Older Americans Would Like to Take Fewer Meds, Poll Reveals
Older Americans think they take too many medicines, and a sizable percentage said they have cut back
Anti-PD-1 More Effective With Normal Vitamin D Levels in Melanoma
Significantly higher response rate and longer progression-free survival seen for patients with normal vitamin D
Biden to Nominate Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
A new leader for the U.S. National Institutes of Health could put a fresh focus on efforts to cut cancer death rates
Good Agreement Found for Clinical, Photograph Assessment of Psoriasis
Intraclass correlation coefficient 0.78 between clinical and photographic Psoriasis Area and Severity Index
Child With Psoriasis Negatively Impacts Mom’s Quality of Life
Positive association seen between mothers' Family Dermatology Life Quality Index scores and children's Psoriasis Area Severity Index scores
