Healio Minute

In this edition, Incidental respiratory findings on low-dose CT lung cancer screening common; lack of guideline-concordant treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer common; women at greate…

In this week’s edition, women are less likely than men to return to work after large vessel occlusion stroke; cognitive impairment, headaches and CVD are more common in former college football player…

In this edition, late-stage colorectal, breast cancer diagnoses increase after start of COVID-19 pandemic; chemicals found in hair products increase viability of breast cancer cells in Black women; c…

In this week’s edition, CAR-T ‘robustly effective’ in younger patients with deadly form of brain cancer; SARS-CoV-2 linked to range of neurological diseases; Increased mortality risk for men with typ…

In this edition, AYA cancer survivors are at higher risk for death due to second primary cancers; a radiation technique reduces symptomatic esophagitis in patients with advanced lung cancer; a phase …

In this week’s edition, anxiety, depression worse among older men with vision impairment; emerging therapeutics may improve outcomes in pediatric patients with rare disorders; glioblastoma presents r…

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In this edition, diet, genetics and family history play role in AMD progression; omega-3 fatty acids may improve vision in dry AMD; long-term dopamine treatment may delay…

In this week’s edition, childhood sexual and emotional abuse increases the risk for multiple sclerosis in women; fentanyl-related cardiac arrest is linked to worse neurological outcomes; Black patien…

In this edition, early lung cancer detection improves survival rates; incidental respiratory findings on low-dose CT lung cancer screening common; certain patients may derive more benefit from immuno…

In this week’s edition, risk for cognitive decline is associated with older COVID-19 survivors; a study validates an FDA-approved blood test for traumatic brain injury; and more.

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In this edition, European commission approves Beovu for DME, choroidal vascularity index linked with geographic atrophy progression, intravitreal gene therapy effective, safe in Leber hereditary opti…

In this week’s edition, the FDA approval of an oral anticonvulsant; plus news you may have missed from the AAN and ACTRIMS meetings.

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FDA approves oral anticonvulsant

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In this edition, digital imaging and AI advance investigation of systemic disease through the retina; handheld retinal imaging devices may have utility in screening; Xipere launches in the US; and mo…

In this edition, a phase 3 trial of a regimen for small cell lung cancer misses its co-primary endpoint; obesity and pulmonary function may identify the need for home oxygen after lung cancer surgery…

This week, a speaker predicts the AMD epidemic will continue to challenge ophthalmologists; pegcetacoplan results in 18-month reduction in GA lesion growth; interim trial results show efficacy of pho…

In this week's addition, the FDA approval of a transdermal patch to treat Alzheimer’s-related dementia; the link between daily napping among older adults and an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease…