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It is a brutal truth that Black patients generally face worse health outcomes than their white counterparts, even when adjusting for insurance coverage and socioeconomic status. The majority of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) are Black and suffer from health inequity. This study investigated this correlation by distributing a survey on race and healthcare...

It is considered best practice for kids with sickle cell anemia to receive antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent serious infections. Additionally, it is recommended that they undergo transcranial Doppler (TCD) screening to determine their risk of overt stroke. However, it remains unclear how many children with sickle cell anemia actually receive antibiotic prophylaxis and/or undergo TCD...

In preparation for presenting at the 2021 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, biotechnology company Amgen recently shared a preview of the data of a follow-up to a phase 3 trial focused on pediatric patients and the initial safety and efficacy results of the addition of KYPROLIS to the treatment for patients...

Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Oct. 12 to 16, 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sources that is most likely to affect clinical practice. Reinfection With SARS-CoV-2 Described...

A new bombshell research paper conducted by a team of fellows in CIFAR’s Humans and the Microbiome is reporting that long known non-communicable diseases including heart disease, cancer and lung disease possibly can, in fact, be passed along to others through airborne contact.  “If our hypothesis is proven correct, it will rewrite the entire book...

It is considered best practice for kids with sickle cell anemia to receive antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent serious infections. Additionally, it is recommended that they undergo transcranial Doppler (TCD) screening to determine their risk of overt stroke. However, it remains unclear how many children with sickle cell anemia actually receive antibiotic prophylaxis and/or undergo TCD...

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Diabetes & Endocrinology for September 2020. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the FDA approvals and regulatory changes that are the most likely to affect clinical practice. Hospital Admissions Not Related to COVID-19...

MONDAY, March 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Psoriasis is associated with an increased risk for thyroid disease among U.S. adults, according to research published online March 16 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Jeffrey Liu, from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and colleagues...

The way that multiple myeloma cells distribute throughout the body can relate to treatment types and disease progression in various ways. Imaging can be a robust source of useful information in these cases. This article, published in Nature Communications, attempts to address the evolution of multiple myeloma (MM) in whole bone marrow, in order to...

Decline in trial launches could have long-term negative impact, authors say The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a 60 percent decrease in the number of launches of oncology clinical trials of drugs and biologic therapies, according to a research letter published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Network Open. Elizabeth B. Lamont, M.D., from Acorn AI, by...