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Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 25-30

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The 104th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has developed a draft strategy to reduce the health information technology burden

HHS Issues Draft Strategy for Reducing Health IT Burden

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Strategy is open for public comment through Jan. 28, 2019

November 2018 Briefing – Hematology & Oncology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Hematology & Oncology for November 2018. This roundup includes...
For heavily pretreated patients with relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma or Hodgkin lymphoma

ASH: High Response to Tx After Checkpoint Blockade in NHL, HL

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Immunotherapy boosts later therapy for relapsed, refractory non-Hodgkin, Hodgkin lymphoma
Though common breast cancer variants indicate increased breast cancer risk

Rare Variants Associated With Interval Breast Cancers

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The presence of these variants is also linked to increased risk for death
For older patients with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia

ASH: Ibrutinib Tops Bendamustine + Rituximab for CLL

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Improved progression-free survival with ibrutinib for older adults with untreated CLL
All lots of amlodipine/valsartan and amlodipine/valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide combination blood pressure tablets have been recalled by Teva Pharmaceuticals due to higher-than-acceptable levels of a chemical that may cause cancer.

Teva Recalls Two Blood Pressure Medications

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Tablets tainted with N-nitrosodiethylamine, a suspected human carcinogen
Xospata (gilteritinib) tablets were approved today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults with an FLT3 mutation

FDA Approves Treatment for AML Patients With Gene Mutation

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Expanded approval also granted to mutation assay used to detect FLT3 mutation in AML patients
A liquid biopsy using blood or cerebrospinal fluid can effectively quantify changes in mutation levels among pediatric patients being treated for diffuse midline gliomas

Liquid Biopsy Can Assess Tx Response of Peds Brain Tumors

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Study is the first to document the utility of liquid biopsy in a pediatric brain tumor population
Frequent persistent back pain is associated with increased mortality in older women

Persistent Back Pain Linked to Earlier Mortality in Older Women

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Those with frequent persistent back pain have higher risk for all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer mortality