Itacitinib Helps Prevent Graft Versus Host Disease in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
Itacitinib results in low cytokine release syndrome grades, low incidence of acute, chronic graft versus host disease
ASH: Reduced-Dose Anticoagulants Not Noninferior for Recurrent VTE
Noninferiority of reduced-dose anticoagulants could not be proven in patients with VTE who need extended anticoagulation
GLP-1 RAs Reduce Risk for Clinically Important Kidney, CVD Outcomes
Meta-analysis shows significant reductions in composite kidney outcome, kidney failure, MACE, all-cause death
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
PIVKA-II-Based Model IDs Liver Cancer Risk in Hep C-Related Cirrhosis
Model accurately predicts hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with HCV-related cirrhosis with SVR to DAAs
Tibolone, Oral Estrogen-Progestin Therapy Linked to Risk for Heart Disease
Risk for ischemic heart disease elevated for initiators of tibolone or oral estrogen-progestin therapy
Black Patients Have Similar Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Effectiveness, Lower Toxicity
Black patients have longer time to treatment discontinuation, similar time to next treatment, slightly improved overall survival than White patients
Nonoperative Management Cost-Effective for Pediatric Appendectomy
Compared with laparoscopic appendectomy, nonoperative management was also more effective
Many PCPs Prescribe Antibiotics for Pneumonia Even With Negative Chest X-Ray
More than two-thirds of patients with negative chest X-ray results prescribed antibiotics
