What Does Survival Look Like After ECMO for COVID-19? Small registry highlights need to analyze survivors' longitudinal functional status Jan 31, 2021
Promising Data for Preop Checkpoint Inhibition in NSCLC Major response rate of 21%, encouraging survival with single-agent atezolizumab Jan 31, 2021
First-Ever Survival Bump in Relapsed Mesothelioma OS, PFS improved with nivolumab, but questions remain about alternatives, biomarkers Jan 30, 2021
Will Recovering COVID-19 Patients Soon Be Walking Around on ECMO? This year's winner of the STS "Shark Tank" session Jan 30, 2021
Dual Checkpoint Blockade No Help in PD-L1-High NSCLC Single-agent pembrolizumab wins out as first-line therapy for advanced disease Jan 30, 2021
COVID Affects Cancer Care, Patients' Mental Health Studies: fewer diagnoses, more severe disease, worse outcomes, distressed patients Jan 29, 2021
Montana Oncologist Fired for Misdiagnosing, Overtreating Patients But some rally around him Jan 26, 2021
Cancer and COVID; Booze and Cancer; 'Screech' Starts Chemo News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues Jan 21, 2021
Op-Ed: COVID, Capital Punishment, and Pentobarbital Unquestionably cruel without lung infection, and even more egregious now Jan 11, 2021
Acute Brain Dysfunction Prolonged in COVID-19 ICU Patients 'COVID in the ICU is like a delirium factory' Jan 11, 2021
Lungs Clear but Still Not Well Post-COVID Months after diagnosis, fatigue is common but lung fibrosis is not Jan 08, 2021
PA Who Sounded COVID Alarm Had Long Recovery Needed nighttime oxygen for months, still testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies Jan 08, 2021
Targeted Combo Fails in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC Osimertinib-bevacizumab no better than osimertinib alone Jan 07, 2021
Baby Boys Get Cancer From Mom During Birth Report highlights potential fetal implications of undiagnosed maternal cervical cancer Jan 06, 2021
What's Behind the Ivermectin-for-COVID Buzz? Maverick physicians spurn randomized trials while "people are dying" Jan 06, 2021
The Long Goodbye: How COVID Took My Dad's Life A single-word text from Room 993 - 'help' - and a grim cascade of complications Jan 06, 2021
As COVID-19 Rages, Vaping Lung Disease Hasn't Disappeared COVID similarities complicate EVALI diagnosis Dec 17, 2020
'We Want Them Infected'; Extra Vax Doses; Tom Cruise, Distancing Enforcer A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Dec 17, 2020
Smoking Worsens Crohn's Disease Smokers were more likely to have stricturing or penetrating disease, Canadian study showed Dec 10, 2020
Tiny Lung Micronodules in Bone Sarcoma Not Even a Tiny Problem? Five-year survival no worse in patients with micronodules under 5 mm Nov 20, 2020
FDA OKs JAK Inhibitor and Remdesivir Combo for Severe COVID-19 EUA first for drug that acts on inflammation pathway, agency says Nov 19, 2020
Here's How to Think About the Danish Mask Study What the DANMASK-19 trial showed and didn't show about mask use and COVID-19 Nov 18, 2020
T Cells May Tell Us More About COVID Immunity Many hope T cell response will mirror that for SARS and MERS: 2 to 10 years Nov 18, 2020
Lorlatinib Shows 'Striking' CNS Activity in ALK Lung Cancer But unusual adverse events may hold therapy back Nov 18, 2020
Here's Why COVID-19 Mortality Has Dropped There's no single answer, but a host of contributing factors Nov 17, 2020
Novel Biologic Effective for Both Allergic, Non-Allergic Asthma Reduced exacerbations, improved lung function Nov 16, 2020
Sleep Apnea Common with Erectile Dysfunction Before considering surgery for ED, send patients for sleep apnea testing, researcher advises Nov 12, 2020
Lung Ultrasound Beats X-Rays in COVID Pneumonia Screening Patients with negative scans typically go home, while positives head to CT Nov 01, 2020
ACIP OKs Changes to 2021 Vax Schedule Includes changes to menACWY, zoster, and language about severe allergic reactions to flu vax Oct 29, 2020
Fluad on Par With High-Dose Flu Vax in High-Risk Seniors Real-world data also shows higher effectiveness with adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine vs standard Oct 25, 2020
Voice-Based Screening Predicts Lung Function Technique may prove useful for monitoring chronic respiratory disease Oct 23, 2020
Higher Donor BMI Tied to Improved Lung Transplant Survival Mortality reduction when lung came from obese donor, retrospective study finds Oct 22, 2020
Marijuana Use Linked to Lower Hospital Mortality in COPD Patients Users also had less pneumonia Oct 21, 2020
COVID Deaths Drop in the Hospitalized; Miracle Mouthwash? New Organ Discovered A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine Oct 21, 2020
CDK4/6 Inhibitor in SCLC Cuts Chemo-Induced Myelosuppression Reduced severe neutropenia and less need for supportive care with trilaciclib Oct 20, 2020
Narcolepsy Drugs Linked to Fetal Malformations Modafinil often used off-label to enhance cognitive function Oct 19, 2020
Dual Checkpoint Blockade With Some Chemo Boosts OS in NSCLC Nivolumab-ipilimumab with two cycles of chemotherapy improved survival, regardless of histology or PD-L1 status Oct 17, 2020
