Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: November 7, 2016
Abatacept therapy prevented further progression of disease in 18 of 20 patients, but many patients needed additional therapy to maintain the halt i...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: November 2, 2016
Two patients taking the immune checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab for metastatic melanoma developed fulminant, fatal myocarditis.
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: November 2, 2016
A device that closes the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation showed a 95.6% procedural success...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: November 1, 2016
The largest randomized clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of cerebral embolic protection systems during TAVR yielded puzzling and con...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 31, 2016
An everolimus-eluting resorbable scaffold appeared to be safe and effective for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with diabetes ...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 31, 2016
The WEE1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor AZD1775 enhanced carboplatin’s antitumor activity in a phase II proof-of-concept trial of refractory or re...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 31, 2016
PCI was found noninferior to CABG regarding the composite end point of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction in certain patients with left main C...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 26, 2016
Adding seribantumab to paclitaxel did not extend survival as was hoped in unselected patients with platinum-resistant or refractory ovarian cancer,...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 26, 2016
Approximately 20% of adult cancer survivors in the United States – roughly 2.5 million – take medication for anxiety or depression, a r...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 25, 2016
A Web-based risk test endorsed by the AMA, the ADA, and the CDC would label 59%-81% of adults as prediabetic if it were applied to the general U.S....
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 24, 2016
Both dietary and supplemental calcium should be considered safe for the cardiovascular system as long as total intake doesn’t exceed 2,000-2,...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 23, 2016
Inpatients are at increased risk for <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection if the previous occupant of their hospital bed received ant...
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 19, 2016
Pulmonary embolism was identified in approximately 17% of adults hospitalized for a first episode of syncope, according to a recent study.
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 17, 2016
Long-term complications offset benefits of mesh in abdominal wall hernia surgery.
Article
- Author:
- Mary Ann Moon
Publish date: October 17, 2016
The clinical quality of outpatient care for adults in the United States did not improve consistently from 2002 to 2013.
