Red Cross Issues Call for More Blood Plasma to Treat COVID-19 Patients
People who have recovered from COVID-19 may have antibodies in their plasma that could boost immunity in current patients
Sitagliptin Promising Addition for Preventing Acute GVHD
Low incidence of grade II to IV acute GVHD seen in patients undergoing myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Predicted Heart Age Higher Among Cancer Survivors
Excess heart age 8.5 years for men and 6.5 years for women; varies by age, race/ethnicity, education, income
Drug Makers Raise Prices on 500 Prescription Drugs
AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, and Pfizer among companies raising their prices by a median of 4.6 percent
Pandemic Has Disrupted Lung Cancer Screenings
Once operations resumed, decrease seen in new patients screened, proportion of suspicious nodules increased
NIDA: Teen Vaping Levels Seem to Have Plateaued in 2020
Percentage of teenagers in eighth, 10th, 12th grade vaping nicotine and marijuana remained stable from 2019 to 2020
U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
Growth rate similar to that experienced in 2018 and consistent with growth rate since 2016
2014 to 2019 Saw Drop in Oncologists Accepting Industry Payments
Annual per-physician payment value decreased for those receiving less than $10,000, increased for those receiving more than $10,000
Jaw Osteonecrosis Tied to Treatment for Bone Metastases
Cancer type, oral health, and frequency of dosing for zoledronic acid linked to risk for osteonecrosis of the jaw
Ongoing Exposure to Stressors Harms Health
So-called allostatic load increases with age but increases more sharply among Black, Latino populations
