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The FDA has accepted an investigational new drug application for ALLO-329, an allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy that may bypass lymphodepletion, paving the way for a phase 1 trial in lupus and other autoimmune diseases. The trial will involve the use of Allogene Therapeutics’ Dagger technology, which aims to reduce, or avoid entirely, the need for pre-treatment
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Mashup Score: 0WORD DOC: Medical Wordle Game – Healio - 3 day(s) ago
Your Ranking for WORD DOC Jul 21, 2023 YOU HEALIO’S USER AVERAGE Wins Percentage This is your percentage of games you won. 0% 0% Current Win Streak This is how many games you have…
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Mashup Score: 0Odds for job lock, curtailed employment elevated in families of kids with cystic fibrosis - 3 day(s) ago
Having a child with vs. without cystic fibrosis heightened the odds for job lock and curtailed employment among parents/caregivers, according to a research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics.“U.S. health care coverage is typically tied to employment, sometimes causing job lock, which deters people from changing employment because they need to maintain coverage,” Lenore S. Azaroff,
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Individuals with unhealthy lifestyles may derive the most benefit from aspirin for colorectal cancer prevention, according to results of a prospective cohort study.Regular aspirin use conferred a reduction in 10-year cumulative colorectal incidence in the entire cohort; however, individuals with a high BMI, those classified as moderate or heavy smokers, and those who reported moderate or heavy
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Mashup Score: 0Q&A: Lipid-lowering drugs linked to increased risk for severe insect sting anaphylaxis - 3 day(s) ago
BOSTON — Patients who were taking lipid-lowering medications experienced more severe anaphylaxis after insect stings, according to an abstract presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting. The retrospective chart review included 728 patients (413 female; median age, 42 years; age range, 2-90 years) who had anaphylaxis to insect stings in
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CT imaging of patients entering lung cancer treatment identified a high prevalence of atherosclerosis, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course.The researchers hypothesized that due to the high prevalence of atherosclerosis in this population, patients entering lung cancer treatment may benefit from
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Pediatric patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and a vitamin D deficiency faced more severe sleep apnea vs. those without this deficiency, according to results published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.“Our findings demonstrate an inverse association between serum 25(OH)D levels and OSA severity as assessed by the [apnea-hypopnea index (AHI)],” Andrew E.
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Among patients with COPD, those receiving 6-week nicotinamide riboside, “a B3-like vitamin,” had significantly decreased lung inflammation, according to results published in Nature Aging.In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, MD, PhD, associate professor at the Center for Healthy Aging in the department of cellular and molecular medicine at
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In the rapidly evolving health care landscape, orthopedic surgeons in private practice face numerous challenges that threaten their viability, with declining reimbursement rates at the forefront.During the past 20 years, the Medicare Conversion Factor, which is critical to determine payment based on work relative value units, has decreased from $37.90 to $32.35. The decline affects Medicare
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Mashup Score: 0Surgeons demystify labral pathology in overhead athletes - 4 day(s) ago
Since superior labrum lesions were first described in 1985 and the term “SLAP” lesion was coined in 1990, surgeons began to fixate on that region as a pain generator, especially in the overhead athlete population.In the wake of the burgeoning interest in superior labrum anterior-posterior (SLAP) lesions and the surrounding region, the SLAP repair emerged as the preeminent surgical
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🚨 @US_FDA accepted an IND for a new CAR-T therapy for #autoimmune diseases that may not require lymphodepletion, taking down a potential barrier to treatment Healio has the details, with bonus thoughts from Dr. Joan Merrill @OMRF ⬇️ https://t.co/0Ky2qRLgPf