Nusinersen Beneficial in Later-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Significant improvement in motor function compared with sham procedure among children with SMA
FDA Approves Erleada to Treat Non-Metastatic Prostate Cancer
First FDA-approved treatment for non-metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer
Losartan May Improve Endothelial Function in Marfan Syndrome
Therapeutic importance may be increased in endothelial nitric oxide release, not ATR1 inhibition
Four Best Practices Outlined to Prevent Health Care Cyberattacks
Health care execs should ID potential inefficiencies in cybersecurity, ensure systems backed up
Omalizumab Effective for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
In small study, 85 percent of refractory CSU patients had complete response; rest had well-controlled dx
Disparities Seen in Gastric Cancer Patients’ Receipt of Pre-Op Chemo
Racial, ethnic disparities in treatment also affect disparities in overall survival
Treating Depression Found to Up Successful Opioid Cessation
Taking antidepressants helped non-cancer pain patients successfully stop long-term opioid use
Limited Opioid Prescribing Among Dermatologists
Overall, 93.9 percent of the top 1 percent of opioid prescribers worked in a surgical practice
Criteria for Prostate Cancer Trials Disproportionately Exclude Blacks
Trials sponsored by academic investigators, cooperative groups more likely to use these criteria
Open-Label Placebo May Reduce Fatigue in Cancer Survivors
Reductions seen in fatigue symptom severity and fatigue-related quality of life disruption
