Hematology Articles

• AYA Leukemia Survivors: 'Cure Is Not Enough' Adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of leukemia have a life span that is about 10% lower than that of their peers in the general population.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Episode 3: Intermediate-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia   Drs Gail Roboz and Pinkal Desai discuss intermediate-risk acute myeloid leukemia.
  Medscape, May 19, 2022
• Comorbidities and Co-Medications Among People With HIV How prevalent are comorbidities and the use of non-ART co-medications among people living with HIV?
  HIV Medicine, May 19, 2022
• ACMS 2022 Post-Mohs Bleeding Risk in Patients on Ibrutinib for CLL Studied Two studies evaluated the risk, with results indicating that holding the treatment before and after surgery helps reduce the risk for bleeding.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Improved Cancer Survival in States with ACA Medicaid Expansion An increase in cancer survival rates has been seen in states that implemented Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Emerging Drug Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Several new IBD drug therapies are currently in early clinical trials, with more in the therapeutic pipeline. Review the latest data in this article.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, May 18, 2022
• Safety of IV Golimumab in RA, PsA, and AS A pooled analysis of data from three trials provides insight into the safety profile of IV golimumab for the treatment of these rheumatologic conditions.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 18, 2022
• Inflammation, Aging, and Cardiovascular Disease This review discusses recent advances regarding "inflamm-aging"; that is, age-dependent activation of inflammation and the pathways by which it influences the onset of cardiovascular disease.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 18, 2022
• Updated AHA/ASA Guideline Changes Care for Spontaneous ICH Several "standard care" therapies for ICH are not as effective as once thought and are no longer recommended in updated guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Cancer Patients Unaware of Their Increased Thrombosis Risk Greater knowledge about the risk is needed among healthcare practitioners and patients, particularly regarding primary and secondary prevention of thrombosis, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• Nearly 234,000 Cancer Cases Predicted in Canada This Year Although overall cancer rates are declining in Canada, the number of cases and deaths continue to climb due to population growth and an aging population.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Waning Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 The findings in this report underscore the importance of receiving a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and suggest that an additional dose may be necessary to sustain protection.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2022
• Cyanoacrylate Skin Protectant for Skin Damage in Children The application of a cyanoacrylate liquid skin protectant is a safe and effective option for managing skin damage in infants and children.
  Wounds, May 13, 2022
• Venetoclax Add-On Promising in Newly Diagnosed AML Adding venetoclax to the conventional induction with daunorubicine and cytarabine led to high rates of complete remission in adults with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia in a study conducted in China.
  Reuters Health Information, May 11, 2022
• Risk of Dying From New Cancer Higher in Young Cancer Survivors Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors are at an increased risk of developing and dying from a second primary cancer, highlighting the critical role of surveillance and survivorship care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Clozapine and Cancer Risk: New Data Long-term treatment with clozapine is associated with a small, but significant, risk of hematological malignancies in individuals with schizophrenia, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• What Do Ultrasound Images Find in Superficial Lumps and Bumps? The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound offers illustrated clinical tips in a recently published paper to help diagnose and manage commonly identified masses.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Ex-Hospital Porter a Neglected Giant of Cancer Research Dr Yellapragada SubbaRow never received rightful recognition for developing methotrexate, a powerful, inexpensive therapy for leukemia and other diseases, and additional scientific achievements.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• CAR-T Outcomes Similar Among Black, Hispanic, White, Asian Patients Black and Hispanic cancer patients who underwent CAR-T therapy at a single center had comparable outcomes to their white and Asian counterparts, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022
• Rodent Testicular Tissue Successfully Implanted After Being Frozen for 20 Years In a development that might one day help boys getting treatment for cancer, researchers showed that rat testicular tissue implanted in a mouse after being cryopreserved for 20 years could colonize recipient testes and generate cell types necessary for sperm production, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022