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Adjuvant S-1 therapy significantly extended survival compared with surgery alone among patients with resected biliary tract cancer, according to results of a study conducted in Japan and presented at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.“[Based on these results,] adjuvant S-1 therapy is considered to be standard of care for resected biliary tract cancer,” Masafumi Ikeda, MD, PhD,

In July 2021, Aetna implemented a policy stating that all cataract surgery procedures require prior authorization. This resulted in delayed and canceled procedures while COVID-19-related delays were still wreaking havoc. Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, discussed with Healio/OSN the implications of these restrictions and how they can be detrimental to patients.

According to a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress, point-of-care intestinal ultrasound in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease eliminates intolerable preparation and promotes shared understanding. “We need to reframe the way in which we're using imaging for monitoring and managing IBD patients,” Michael Dolinger, MD, MBA, advanced pediatric IBD fellow at

Corticosteroids plus 5-aminosalicylic acid did not benefit patients with acute, severe ulcerative colitis compared with corticosteroids alone, according to a presenter at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress. “These results should inform our [inflammatory bowel disease] community, and specialists when they manage these challenging patients, to stop unnecessary 5ASA during

Two studies published last year in Clinical Pediatrics described how COVID-19 lockdowns led to a lack of routine vaccinations for infants and young children early in the pandemic.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — While the assessment of pediatric epiretinal membrane in OCT imaging are “trickier” than in adults, they still provide useful data to drive better surgical planning and outcomes, according to a speaker here. Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, an ophthalmologist and vitreoretinal surgeon at Duke Ophthalmology, gave a presentation on treating pediatric epiretinal

A 2-week-old baby girl presented with a rash in the diaper area. She was born prematurely at 32 weeks’ gestation and was hospitalized in the NICU.

Initial findings indicate that a passive air sampler clip can detect airborne SARS-CoV-2 indoors and may provide a way for individuals in high-risk settings to assess their personal exposure to the virus.The Fresh Air Clip, which is currently under development by Yale University researchers, allows virus-laden aerosols to continuously deposit onto a polydimethylsiloxane filter without the need

Rates for suicide and mortality were elevated for patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder regardless of timing for diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, according to a longitudinal study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.“Depression in [diabetes mellitus] is associated with low-quality self-care behaviors, suboptimal glycaemic control, reduced quality of life, incident

Oral immunotherapy was associated with an increase in both desensitization and remission of peanut allergy among children aged younger than 4 years, with younger children seeing greater success, according to data published in The Lancet. “The results are significant in that it is the first blinded study of oral immunotherapy (OIT) focused on this toddler age group,” author Edwin H.