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Novel approach brings hospice-bound MM patient into remission
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- Nancy A. Melville
With the use of next-generation genomic sequencing and a novel triple therapy, a patient who had relapsed after CAR T-cell therapy was brought...
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Vitamin D supplementation shows no COVID-19 prevention
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- Nancy A. Melville
“Vaccination is still the most effective way to protect people from COVID-19, and vitamin D and cod liver oil supplementation should not be...
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Influenza vaccine may offer much more than flu prevention
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- Nancy A. Melville
“There are some pieces of evidence that suggest influenza vaccination may release anti-inflammatory mediators that can stabilize the atheroma...
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Pivotal trials in blood cancers don’t mirror patient populations
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- Nancy A. Melville
“The results from this study should lead to questions about the generalizability of drug safety and efficacy in populations we serve as medical...
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Vitamin D deficiency clearly linked to inflammation
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- Nancy A. Melville
“Improving vitamin D status may reduce chronic inflammation, but only for people with vitamin D deficiency.”
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Where women’s voices still get heard less
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- Nancy A. Melville
Only about one-third of board review lectures are presented by women oncologists, and early-career disparities also persist.
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Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks improve fracture pain
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- Nancy A. Melville
Because hip fractures commonly affect older populations and those who are frail, treatment of the substantial pain that can occur perioperatively...
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Strength training overcomes bone effects of vegan diet
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- Nancy A. Melville
Bone microarchitecture differences observed between vegans and omnivores disappear when both practice progressive resistance training.
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Hyperthyroidism rebound in pregnancy boosts adverse outcomes
- Author:
- Nancy A. Melville
“A low dose of antithyroid medications may be a good choice for women with subnormal TSH and/or positive TRAb in early pregnancy.”
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Fewer transplants for MM with quadruplet therapy?
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- Nancy A. Melville
Findings bode well for quadruple drug therapy in treating newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.
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No more injections after one-off gene therapy in hemophilia B
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- Nancy A. Melville
“Normal factor IX levels can be achieved in patients with severe or moderately severe hemophilia B with the use of relatively low vector doses of...
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‘Superior’ CLL regimen cuts chemo in half
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- Nancy A. Melville
Where chemo is still used to treat CLL, this three-cycle regimen combined with ibrutinib and obinutuzumab shows progression-free and overall...
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COVID vaccination in DMT-treated MS patients: New data
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- Nancy A. Melville
Antibody responses were assessed in patients under treatment.
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Debated: Nonfactor versus gene therapy for hemophilia
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- Nancy A. Melville
Hemophilia A patients have the option of enrolling in clinical trials for gene therapy, but many are satisfied with the efficacy of subcutaneous...
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Venetoclax combos prolong progression-free CLL survival
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- Nancy A. Melville
Time-limited targeted therapy with venetoclax plus obinutuzumab outperforms chemoimmunotherapy for CLL progression-free survival.