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Neuropathic pain drugs found to increase risk of hip fracture in older adults

Monash University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study by Monash University medicine safety experts found the use of gabapentinoids – medicines widely used to treat neuropathic pain – increased the risk of hip fractures, especially in older patients who were frail or had kidney disease.

Journal: JAMA Network Open
Funder: Dementia Australia Research Foundation

Treatment advances, predictive biomarkers stand to improve bladder cancer care

University of North Carolina Health Care
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Recent advances in bladder cancer treatments may offer hope of curative care to more patients, including those with high-risk localized, muscle-invasive disease, according to an editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Matthew Milowsky, MD, FASCO, a bladder cancer expert at UNC School of Medicine and UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, says the promise of incorporating new treatments and predictive biomarkers to select the right patient for the right treatment every time offers a bright future for bladder cancer patients.

Journal: New England Journal of Medicine

This nifty AI tool helps neurosurgeons find sneaky cancer cells

University of California - San Francisco
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An AI-based diagnostic system reveals cancerous tissue that may not otherwise be visible during brain tumor surgery. This enables neurosurgeons to remove it while the patient is still under anesthesia – or treat it afterwards with targeted therapies.

Journal: Nature

Which risk factors are linked to having a severe stroke?

American Academy of Neurology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

People with conditions or habits such as high blood pressure, an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or smoking, not only have a higher risk of stroke, they may also have more severe strokes than people without these risk factors, according to a study published in the November 13, 2024, online issue of Neurology^®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Journal: Neurology

Sylvester Tip Sheet: Hematology researchers present posters at the 66th ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition in San Diego

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Meeting Announcement

Hematology researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami are authors or co-authors on more than 70 posters to be presented at the Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Society of Hematology in San Diego, Dec. 7-10. Links to each abstract are included in this tip sheet.

Persistent racial disparities in vascular surgery outcomes

Penn State
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Non-white patients are at twice the risk of dying within 30 days of a carotid endarterectomy, a common surgical procedure performed to reduce the risk of stroke, according to a new study led by researchers from the Penn State College of Medicine. The study highlights persistent differences in medical outcomes based on race, despite advances in research, education and clinical practice.

Journal: Journal of Vascular Surgery

Self-reported screening helped reduce distressing symptoms for pediatric patients with cancer

University of Toronto - Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Regular, self-reported symptom screening was associated with reduced symptom burden when compared with usual care for pediatric patients with cancer, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids).

Journal: JAMA