CDC updates blood lead reference value policy for US population
What does the CDC's new lead level guidance mean for your family?
The CDC has updated its policy on the blood lead reference value. The specific study type, population, and clinical findings are not reporte…
The CDC lowered the blood lead level that triggers concern, meaning some families may now get different advice on next steps for their child…
Single case report describes durable response to nivolumab in relapsed ALK+ large B-cell lymphoma
Can a common immunotherapy drug help a rare, aggressive lymphoma?
A case report describes one adult patient with stage IV, relapsed/refractory ALK+ large B-cell lymphoma who received off-label nivolumab. Th…
A rare, aggressive lymphoma that failed four treatments responded rapidly to an immunotherapy drug not approved for this cancer, offering ho…
Meta-analysis reports 53% 2-year overall survival after haploidentical HSCT in older adults
Study reviews survival rates for older adults after haploidentical stem cell transplants
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 studies including 1,268 adults aged ≥60 years with hematologic malignancies found pooled 2-year …
For older adults with blood cancers, haploidentical stem cell transplants show a two-year survival rate of 53%, though results vary widely b…
R-CVP after radiotherapy improves progression-free survival in early-stage follicular lymphoma
Can adding a drug cocktail to radiation help keep early lymphoma from returning?
In a multicenter RCT with 150 patients with early-stage follicular lymphoma and 11.3-year median follow-up, involved-field radiotherapy plus…
Adding R-CVP drugs to radiation therapy helps early-stage lymphoma patients stay cancer-free longer, with mostly temporary side effects and …
Observational study finds race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors affect hemodialysis-associated S. aureus bloodstream infections
Why do race and income affect infection risk for people on dialysis?
An observational study of U.S. hemodialysis patients found that race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic factors were associated with hemodialysis…
A new analysis shows that serious bloodstream infections in dialysis patients are linked to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
L-arginine shows no significant benefit for pain or hospital outcomes in sickle cell disease meta-analysis
L-arginine shows no clear benefit for sickle cell pain crises in analysis
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 8 RCTs involving 830 patients with sickle cell disease found no statistically significant benefit o…
A new analysis of eight trials found that the supplement L-arginine offers no benefit for pain or hospital stays in sickle cell disease pati…
Report examines use of recommended health care measures for sickle cell anemia complications in youth
Report examines use of preventive care for children with sickle cell anemia
A report describes the use of recommended health care measures to prevent complications of sickle cell anemia in children and adolescents in…
A new report looked at how children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia in the U.S. use recommended health care measures to prevent comp…
Case report associates elevated blood lead levels with kansa and pital metalware use in a pregnant woman
Case report links elevated lead levels to traditional metalware in NYC family
A case report from New York City describes elevated blood lead levels in a pregnant woman and her family. The finding was associated with th…
A family in New York City had elevated lead levels linked to cooking with traditional bronze and brass metalware, highlighting a potential h…
Case report links traditional eye cosmetic surma to lead poisoning in NYC family
Traditional Eye Cosmetic Linked to Lead Poisoning in New York Family
A case report describes a mother and three children in New York City with elevated blood lead levels associated with use of surma, a traditi…
A New York family with high blood lead levels used surma, a traditional eye cosmetic that sometimes contains lead.
Case report: obinutuzumab and venetoclax associated with nephrotic syndrome resolution in two CLL patients
Two CLL patients saw kidney condition improve after targeted cancer treatment
A case report describes two patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and concomitant nephrotic syndrome. Both patients showed clinic…
Two CLL patients saw kidney problems improve after targeted cancer treatment, resolving symptoms and reducing urine protein within weeks.
Siltuximab shows partial response in two iMCD-IPL cases with xanthelasma; skin lesions unchanged
Two patients with rare Castleman disease had xanthelasma that did not improve with treatment.
A case report describes two Asian women in their 5th decade with idiopathic plasmacytic lymphadenopathy subtype of idiopathic multicentric C…
Two women with rare Castleman disease saw their skin inflammation improve but stubborn yellow eyelid patches stayed despite treatment.
Case report: CMML initially diagnosed as ITP in one patient, stabilized with decitabine
A single case shows leukemia can initially look like a different blood disorder
A case report describes one patient initially diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) who was later found to have chronic myelomonocyti…
A single case shows leukemia can initially look like a different blood disorder, so doctors must watch for hidden mutations when standard tr…