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Researchers identify existing drug’s potential for triple negative breast cancer 28th January 2021 Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research, London (ICR) have identified an already approved breast cancer drug which could have promise in the treatment of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). The study, funded by research and care charity Breast Cancer Now, suggests that palbociclib – marketed by Pfizer as Ibrance – could be used to treat around a fifth of people with TNBC. The research discovered a way to identify TNBC tumours that could be more likely to respond to CDK4/6 inhibit...

New COVID-19 variant found in more than one-third of Cedars-Sinai patients, new study shows The Cedars-Sinai findings did not indicate whether the strain is more deadly than current forms of the coronavirus. City News Service Share: LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A new strain of the coronavirus has been found in more than one-third of COVID-19 cases among Cedars-Sinai patients and may be contributing to the acceleration of the recent surge of cases across Southern California, according to a study released this week. The strain, which the investigators designated as CAL.20C, is believed to be in part re...

New COVID strain in Los Angeles could be driving virus surge

The study, which has not been peer-reviewed, found that more than a third of recent COVID-19 patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles were infected with the new strain.

Sex disparity is not a risk factor for stroke mortality An analysis of data collected from patients treated for ischemic stroke at Geisinger shows no disparity in outcomes based solely on sex. Various studies have suggested that women are disproportionately affected by stroke and may have poorer stroke outcomes. Women have a longer life expectancy than men and, therefore, likely have an increased lifetime risk of stroke. Women tend to be older than men at the time of stroke and have a higher pre-stroke degree of disability or dependence in their daily activities, which may contribute to worse...