Targeted therapy better for repeat kidney cancer patients than FDA-approved counterpart

Kidney cancer patients who had already tried two or three different treatments had improved chances of preventing cancer progression with an experimental drug called tivozanib compared to an alternative approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to a City of Hope-led study. “This agent has shown in clinical trials to be effective in delaying cancer growth beyond established […]

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Repeat CT common in peds traumatic epidural hematoma

(HealthDay)—For children with traumatic epidural hematomas (EDHs), repeated computed tomography (CT) imaging is common, but rarely impacts management, according to a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics. Brian F. Flaherty, M.D., from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 184 subjects aged 0 to 18 years who had a […]

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Repeat vaccination is safe for most kids with mild to moderate reactions

Children who experience some type of adverse event following initial immunization have a low rate of recurrent reactions to subsequent vaccinations, reports a study in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. “Most patients with a history of mild or moderate adverse events following immunization [AEFI] can be safely reimmunized,” write […]

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