In the Journals
January 17, 2020
Dasatinib appeared more effective than imatinib mesylate for treatment of children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic…
December 22, 2019
ASH announced the recipients of its 2019 Scholar Awards. The awards — presented to hematologists in the United States and Canada who conduct…
Meeting NewsPerspective
December 12, 2019
SAN ANTONIO — The addition of pembrolizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and as adjuvant therapy increased pathologic complete response among…
December 2, 2019
The Partnership for Aging and Cancer Research Program awarded seven grants intended to fund research into the link between aging and cancer. The…
In the Journals
November 18, 2019
The new guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology and the National Psoriasis Foundation are the first of its kind to focus on pediatric…
Meeting News
November 6, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Pflugfelder, MD, professor and James and Margaret Elkins Chair in Ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine…
Meeting News
November 5, 2019
NEW ORLEANS — In a post hoc analysis of the LIBERTY ASTHMA VENTURE study, treatment with dupilumab resulted in reduced severe asthma…
Feature
October 31, 2019
Thyroid cancer is among the most curable types of cancer, with relative survival rates close to 100% for localized and regional tumors. Incidence of…
October 30, 2019
The National Academy of Medicine announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members. Election to the academy —…
October 9, 2019
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society awarded $13.8 million in new pediatric research grants designed to identify more effective and precise treatments…
Feature
October 3, 2019
Children with Down syndrome face a 10 to 20 times higher risk for developing acute lymphoblastic leukemia than children without Down syndrome. …
Cover Story
Infectious Disease News, September 2019
Norovirus has become the leading cause of medically attended acute gastroenteritis in countries with national rotavirus vaccination programs…
In the Journals
August 20, 2019
A case report published in Pediatrics recently detailed the illness of a girl aged 12 years with leukemia who developed hyperammonemic…
In the JournalsPerspective
August 16, 2019
Serotypes included in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, or PCV13, continued to cause nearly 25% of invasive pneumococcal disease, or IPD…
Cover Story
HemOnc Today, August 10, 2019
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, or BCG, is highly effective at treating and preventing recurrence of early-stage bladder cancer. BCG is a strain of…
Cover Story
Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, July 25, 2019
With four new steroid options on the market to treat pain and inflammation after ocular surgery, ophthalmologists can now better tailor their…
Meeting News
July 19, 2019
More than half of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma showed clinical responses when treated with an investigational multiantigen-specific T-cell…
In the Journals
July 1, 2019
High plasma levels of lipoprotein(a) were associated observationally and causally with elevated risk for ischemic stroke, according to a genetic…
In the Journals
June 24, 2019
Certain birth defects appeared significantly associated with increased risk for childhood cancer, according to results of a population-based cohort…
Meeting NewsPerspective
May 17, 2019
Genetic sequencing of tumors among children with refractory cancer led to about a quarter of those tested being matched with therapies targeting…