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Mepolizumab reduces asthma exacerbations more in the elderly

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 21:04

DENVER – The rate of asthma exacerbations was reduced more among elderly patients than among younger patients treated with mepolizumab vs. placebo as part of the Mepolizumab as Adjunctive Therapy in...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

ELCC: NSCLC mutation testing highlights ctDNA’s limitationsvitals

Posted on: 23/04/2015 - 21:46

GENEVA – The tests widely available today that use a cancer patient’s tumor DNA that circulates in the blood to detect a treatment-altering lung c... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Environmental factors could increase U.S. anthrax cases

Posted on: 04/03/2015 - 22:09

WASHINGTON– Recent isolated cases of anthrax in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with the disease’s relative ease of transmission from animals or pl... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Lung cancer screening criteria may need changes

Posted on: 24/02/2015 - 16:00

Fewer patients diagnosed with lung cancer are meeting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria for screening with low-dose computed tomography... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Medicare now covers low-dose CT screen for lung cancer

Posted on: 06/02/2015 - 12:52

Effective immediately, Medicare will cover annual lung cancer screening with low-dose CT for certain beneficiaries, according to a Feb. 5 national cov... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Proposed criteria for lung cancer screening with LDCT may not be most efficient

Posted on: 02/12/2014 - 19:00

Criteria recently proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the coverage of lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography may not be the most efficient way to screen...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Vaccine slashes odds of flu hospitalizations for older adults

Posted on: 04/11/2014 - 17:55

PHILADELPHIA – Receiving a flu shot cut the odds of influenza hospitalizations by 56% among older adults during the 2010-1011 flu season, surveillance data show. Vaccine effectiveness was...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Bathroom wisdom: Simple strategies boost compliance in older asthma patients

Posted on: 13/08/2014 - 21:55

Two simple recommendations for older patients with asthma – keeping medication in the bathroom and integrating its use into a daily routine – can significantly improve adherence to inhaled...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Mepolizumab reduces asthma exacerbations more in the elderly

ELCC: NSCLC mutation testing highlights ctDNA’s limitationsvitals

Environmental factors could increase U.S. anthrax cases

Lung cancer screening criteria may need changes

Medicare now covers low-dose CT screen for lung cancer

Proposed criteria for lung cancer screening with LDCT may not be most efficient

Vaccine slashes odds of flu hospitalizations for older adults

Bathroom wisdom: Simple strategies boost compliance in older asthma patients

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