Ed Susman
MedPage Today
West Palm Beach, FL, United States
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Many Severe Asthma Patients Achieve Remission on Biologics
Year-long freedom from exacerbations without steroids reported in real-world study → Read More
Inclisiran Tx Dramatically Cuts LDL in Pooled Analysis
Small interfering double-stranded RNA offers novel approach to cholesterol management → Read More
COVID-19 Vax Moving at Brisk Clip, but Will It Be Soon Enough?
CROI speakers offer mixed news on vaccine development, disease control → Read More
What Lorcaserin Did for Me
Journalist who used weight-loss drug for a year -- and lost a lot of weight -- reflects on the recent news → Read More
Oral JAK3 Inhibitors Show Potential to Boost Hair Growth
Investigational agents efficacious in moderate-to-severe alopecia areata → Read More
Xeloda Disappoints in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
No improvement after standard chemo, though subset may derive some benefit → Read More
Spanking May Make Kids More Aggressive
Updated policy encourages adults to avoid physical punishment, verbal abuse → Read More
ESC: MI Redefined in International Guidelines
Fourth 'Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction' issued → Read More
ASCO Poster Rounds: Avastin Helps in Advance Cervical Cancer
Also: ovarian cancer symptoms prognostic for outcomes; predicting PARP inhibitor response → Read More
ASCO Poster Rounds: Combo Tx Effective in Ovarian Cancer
Also: novel immunotherapy for cervical cancer; bevacizumab fails in ovarian cancer → Read More
ASCO Poster Rounds: Women Balk at Preventive Oophorectomy
Also: bone mineral loss after oophorectomy; life-saving hysterectomies → Read More
Hepatitis C Symptoms Can Persist After Cure
Cryoglobulins observed 2 years after sustained virologic response → Read More
Statins May Help in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Patients on anti-cholesterol drug seen at reduced risk of mortality → Read More
NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment
New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients → Read More
HRV Patch Promising for Predicting Hypoglycemia
T1D patients showed detectable increase in low and high frequency ratio → Read More
Switch to Fixed-Dose Combo Tx an Option in HIV
Bictegravir shows similar efficacy and safety to dolutegravir-based regimen → Read More
Lung Biopsies for Genetic Info Appear Safe
* Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. * Note that this cohort study found a relatively low rate of biopsy complications among individuals with lung cancer undergoing the procedure for molecular identification. * The hope is that with increased… → Read More
Many Renal Cancer Patients Elect to Wait
Slow-growing metastatic disease prompts 25% to hold off systemic treatment → Read More
Immobile Patients Have More Bariatric Surgery Woes
Those confined to wheelchairs or scooters had higher mortality rate after surgery → Read More
On-Demand PrEP Works in MSM Who Have Sex Less Frequently
Post hoc analysis of ANRS IPERGAY study shows protective effect → Read More