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Statin use linked to reduced risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes
Patients who are on long-term statin therapy may have a reduced risk of severe COVID-19–related outcomes including mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and requirement for mechanical ventilation, according to a study presented at Anesthesiology 2022.
Statin use linked to reduced risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes
06 Nov 2022Extrapulmonary manifestations of telomere syndrome tied to shorter survival in IPF
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who have extrapulmonary manifestations of a telomere syndrome show a decreased survival, according to a recent study.
Extrapulmonary manifestations of telomere syndrome tied to shorter survival in IPF
04 Nov 2022NADIM II suggests PFS, OS benefits of nivolumab + chemo in resectable NSCLC
Adding nivolumab to paclitaxel-carboplatin chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting boosted progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with resectable stage IIIA–B non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to results of the phase II NADIM II trial from Spain.
NADIM II suggests PFS, OS benefits of nivolumab + chemo in resectable NSCLC
02 Nov 2022Dog owners ward off asthma against risk allele carriers
Among individuals carrying the 17q12-21 asthma-risk variant rs2305480, owning a dog appears to exert a protective effect against persistent wheeze, a recent study has found.