An expert panel will vote later Tuesday on whether to recommend authorizing the drug for high-risk patients.
Annual mammography not cost-effective beyond 75 years
Nov 22, 2021
Extending biennial mammography from age 75 to 80 years is cost-effective, but the absolute number of deaths averted is small.
Many older women not eligible to quit cervical cancer screening
Jun 15, 2021
Findings were consistent among women with employer-based insurance and those treated at a safety net health center.
Physical activity linked to lower mortality in stroke survivors
Aug 12, 2021
A dose-response relationship was seen; most of the risk reduction occurred between 0 and 20 metabolic equivalent hours/week.
Precedent needed for FDA approval decisions when evidence lacking
Sep 21, 2021
In seven of 22 cases, the approval used new interpretations of original evidence and did not require new evidence.
COVID-19 drug Paxlovid might also fight long COVID
May 06, 2022
A series of case reports shows some success with Paxlovid in treating patients with long COVID.
Loneliness linked to use of high-risk meds in seniors
Aug 06, 2021
Loneliness was associated with the use of NSAIDs, pain medicine, sedatives, anti-anxiety meds and antidepressants.
Sitting, inactivity increase death risk among cancer survivors
Jan 13, 2022
The risk for both all-cause and cancer-specific death increased for cancer survivors with a combination of prolonged sitting and inactivity.
Oropharyngeal cancer incidence, mortality up among U.S. men
Dec 23, 2021
Among men, the incidence of OPC increased nationally 2.7% per year, particularly among men ages 65 years and older and non-Hispanic white men (more than 3% per year).
Knowledge of high skin cancer risk might modify risky behaviors
Feb 08, 2022
According to a skin cancer risk calculator, the prevalence of high risk for melanoma was 33% in the older group.