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Strong support for CBT as first-line treatment for insomnia in seniors
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- Nancy A. Melville
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends CBT-I as first-line treatment for insomnia, with the key benefit being its exemplary safety...
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New data on IV ketamine for resistant depression in the elderly
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Overall, 48% of participants achieved a response, and 24% achieved remission of depressive symptoms following the first 4 weeks of twice-weekly...
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Add-on antipsychotic beats switching meds in older adults with resistant depression
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
“These results are of great impact for clinicians managing older adults with treatment-resistant depression,” said Dr. Jennifer Gatchel.
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Antipsychotic cuts Alzheimer’s-related agitation
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Brexpiprazole will become the first drug to be approved for agitation in AD, doctor speculates.
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Long-acting ART effective without viral suppression
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
“Instead of having the burden of taking a pill every day, patients with HIV can now have these choices of being able to forget about their...
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Doxy PEP does not lower risk of STIs in cisgender women
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Women are known to be at higher risk of infection because the lining of the vagina is thinner than the skin of the penis, allowing for easier...
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Meningococcal vaccine shows benefit in STI prevention
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- Nancy A. Melville
“The duration of protective efficacy – a big thing in vaccines – is unknown. Still, this is really significant.”
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Eight-week TB treatment strategy shows potential
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- Nancy A. Melville
“Clinicians will not feel comfortable with the short regimens at this point, but it is remarkable that so many patients did well with shorter...
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Transplant vs. chemo: Similar AML survival rates
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
New study showed similar survival rates among AML patients treated solely with consolidation chemotherapy and those who received allogenic HCT.
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Genomic clues to poor outcomes in young breast cancer patients
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Compared with older women with early stage HR-positive breast cancer, women under 40 years of age had significantly higher frequencies of certain...
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Disparities in breast cancer deaths, MRI screening persist
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
Black women are more likely to develop more aggressive, premenopausal breast cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, that are more...
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Does obesity blunt effects of vitamin D supplementation?
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
‘There seems to be something different happening with vitamin D metabolism at higher body weights,’ said the author of a new paper.
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New consensus on thyroid eye disease prompts some debate
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
The joint statement from the American Thyroid Association and European Thyroid Association offers appraisal of recent thyroid eye disease...
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Adverse events linked to better survival with ICIs in melanoma
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- Nancy A. Melville
“We feel these findings will help clinicians in discussions with patients and in clinical decision-making after adverse events develop,” one of...
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Depression: Think outside of the box for diagnosis, treatment
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- Nancy A. Melville
Patients typically don’t fit into “convenient (DSM-5) buckets.” Consider likely comorbidities.