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Strong support for CBT as first-line treatment for insomnia in seniors

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: March 14, 2023

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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: March 14, 2023

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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: March 14, 2023

“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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: March 10, 2023

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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: February 24, 2023

“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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: February 24, 2023

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
Publish date: February 22, 2023

“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
Publish date: February 21, 2023

“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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: February 17, 2023

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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: February 15, 2023

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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: January 30, 2023

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?

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: January 18, 2023

‘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

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Nancy A. Melville
Publish date: January 9, 2023

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
Publish date: December 30, 2022

“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
Publish date: December 23, 2022

Patients typically don’t fit into “convenient (DSM-5) buckets.” Consider likely comorbidities.

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