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Disease

History of COVID-19 doubles long-term risk of heart attack, stroke and death

Oct. 9, 2024
Research analysis reveals risk of cardiac events also varied by blood type and stays elevated for years after diagnosis.
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Disease

Mpox vaccine antibody responses waned within a year, study shows

Oct. 8, 2024
Research shows people previously vaccinated against mpox in 2022 had declining antibody responses after six to 12 months, as World Health Organization (WHO) designates the 2024...
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Disease

FAU researchers confront new U.S. and global challenges in vaccinations of adults

Oct. 8, 2024
Healthcare providers in the U.S. face major challenges in achieving high vaccination rates against COVID-19, RSV and influenza.
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HPV

WHO adds an HPV vaccine for single-dose use

Oct. 7, 2024
More than 95% of the 660,000 cervical cancer cases occurring globally each year are caused by HPV.
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HIV

CMS posts National Coverage Determination for PrEP to prevent HIV infection

Oct. 7, 2024
NCDs are posted on the CMS Medicare Coverage Center website and provide stakeholders with the Medicare coverage criteria for each technology, a summary of the evidence considered...
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Cancer

ACS 2024 breast cancer statistics

Oct. 4, 2024
Overall breast cancer mortality rates are dropping.
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Flu

CDC confirms new human cases of H5 bird flu in California

Oct. 4, 2024
Risk to the general public still remains low.
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Disease

New images of RSV may expose stubborn virus’s weak points

Oct. 2, 2024
RSV is of greatest concern in young children, the elderly and adults at high risk for respiratory complications.
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Cancer

Study highlights promising new treatment option for patients with treatment-resistant acute myeloid leukemia

Oct. 1, 2024
Roswell Park’s Dr. Eunice Wang led KOMET-001 clinical trial; results newly reported in The Lancet Oncology.
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Cancer

Precision breast cancer trial shows improved treatment by tumor subtype

Oct. 1, 2024
I-SPY 2.2 study finds early breast cancer patients may benefit from pre-surgery combination of antibody drug conjugate Dato-DXd and checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab.