Recommendations Developed for Tests to Support Diagnosis of Syphilis
Laboratory tests for T. pallidum categorized into nontreponemal, treponemal tests; both needed to help differentiate untreated from past treated infection
Race Can Affect Breast Cancer Test for Predicting Chemo Benefit
21-gene recurrence score may underestimate benefit of chemotherapy for young non-Hispanic Black women with ER-positive, axillary node-negative breast cancer
Wellness Visits, Preventive Screenings Not Back to Prepandemic Levels
Fewer adults had wellness visits in 2022 than 2019, with most pronounced decline seen among Asians
More Cancers Linked to Contaminated Water at Camp LeJeune
GERD Can Induce Occurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis, but Not Vice Versa
Bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis showed 69 percent increased risk for RA occurrence for GERD patients
Pembrolizumab Shows Survival Benefit for Patients With Renal Cancer
Significant improvement seen in overall survival with pembrolizumab versus placebo and across key subgroups
ctDNA-Based Detection of Residual Disease Prognostic for Resected CRC
ctDNA-based detection of molecular residual disease in response to adjuvant chemotherapy prognostic of outcomes
Ten Variants Suggest Link to Surgical, Nonsurgical Rhizarthrosis
Seven variants suggest association with surgical rhizarthrosis; all 10 variants differed significantly between treatment groups
FDA: CAR T-Cell Therapies May Increase Risk for Rare Secondary Cancers
Twenty-five reports of rare blood cancers in patients who had received CAR T-cell therapy prompted agency's warning
