Health care reform, the patient-centered medical home, and the impact of environmental change on global health are just a few of the topics to be discussed at the Internal Medicine 2009 Medicine 2009 in Philadelphia this week.
A urine test of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) was found to be a reliable predictor of recurrence in non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, according to a new study.
Treatment with the combination of daratumumab plus pomalidomide/dexamethasone resulted in rapid, deep, and sustained responses with no new safety signals in patients with heavily treated multiple myeloma.
Calcium and vitamin D supplementation had a protective effect against hematologic malignancies, according to a post-hoc analysis of data from the Women’s Health Initiative Calcium/Vitamin D study.
Treatment with the PD-1 inhibitor pembrolizumab plus metronomic cyclophosphamide had limited activity in patients with soft-tissue sarcomas and gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is negatively associated with advanced colorectal polyps, and the specific portions of the diet that appear to have the most influence include high intake of fish and fruit and low intake of soft drinks.
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