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For young people with egg allergy

Live Attenuated Flu Shot Feasible for Children With Egg Allergy

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LAIV linked to low risk of systemic allergic reactions in young people with egg allergy

American Society of Hematology, Dec. 5-8

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The 57th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec....
Capecitabine appears to reduce risk of recurrence for breast cancer patients with residual disease after presurgery chemotherapy

SABCS: Adding Capecitabine Ups Outcomes for Breast CA Patients

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Linked to longer disease-free survival; second study links denosumab to reduced risk of recurrence
β-blockers and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors can prevent heart damage in breast cancer patients as they undergo chemotherapy

SABCS: β-Blockers, ACEIs May Protect Heart During Chemo

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May also lower risk of complications that can interrupt breast cancer treatment
The expansion of insurance coverage and increases in retail prescription drug spending contributed to an increase in total national health care expenditures in 2014

U.S. Health Care Spending Increased in 2014

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Increase in 2014 followed five consecutive years of historically low health care spending
Cardiometabolic outcomes and safety vary among different once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist treatments

Review Compares Outcomes, Safety for Once-Weekly GLP-1RAs

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Greater reduction of HbA1c, fasting plasma glucose, body weight for dulaglutide, exenatide, taspoglutide
For patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy

Skin Lesions for 29 Percent With Anti-TNF Treatment in IBD

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All but 11 percent of patients were managed successfully without needing to stop treatment
Oral venetoclax and acalabrutinib are active in patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia

ASH: Venetoclax, Acalabrutinib Active in Relapsed CLL

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Two studies show beneficial effects for patients with relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia
The rate of vaso-occlusive crisis events is not significantly lower for children and adolescents with sickle-cell anemia receiving prasugrel versus placebo

ASH: Prasugrel Doesn’t Cut Vaso-Occlusive Crisis in Sickle Cell

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Rate of vaso-occlusive crisis events is not lower for children receiving prasugrel versus placebo
Androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer might dramatically increase a man's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

ADT for Prostate CA Tied to Increased Alzheimer’s Risk

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Research suggests dose-dependent effect