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Nature

Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say

news outletNature
Publish DateMarch 13, 2024

Of the many young people whom Cathy Eng has treated for cancer, the person who stood out the most was a young woman with a 65-year-old’s disease. 

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MedPage Today

Three Trials Examine Dupilumab in Moderate-to-Severe Asthma

news outletMedPage Today
Publish DateMarch 12, 2024

In this first of four exclusive episodes, MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders in the field -- moderator Michael Wechsler of National Jewish Health in Denver [and professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], is joined by Flavia Hoyte, also of National Jewish Health [and associate professor of medicine at CU School of Medicine], and Leonard Bacharie of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee -- for a virtual roundtable discussion on the encouraging new data from these dupilumab studies.

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MedPage Today

Public Health Experts Concerned About Rise in Measles Cases

news outletMedPage Today
Publish DateMarch 12, 2024

Joshua Barocas, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, urged parents to vaccinate their children if they had not yet done so. “If you are a parent who’s been on the fence, now is the time, given the outbreak potential and the outbreaks that we see, and I would also encourage healthcare workers to welcome people with open, non-judgmental arms,” he said.

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HealthDay

Benralizumab Noninferior to Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

news outletHealthDay
Publish DateMarch 08, 2024

For patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) receiving standard care, benralizumab is noninferior to mepolizumab, according to a study published in the March 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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