SAN DIEGO ― As mounting evidence points to the benefits of physical activity (PA) for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), researchers at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto have developed a mobile app to encourage young patients with the disease to become more active. The smartphone-based app provides tailored PA information, coaching advice, and tools to increase social connectedness. […]

In what is believed to be the largest real-world comparison, overall survival was similar in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who received regorafenib (Stivarga) or trifluridine/tipiracil (TAS-102; Lonsurf) after at least two prior lines of therapy. The modest median overall survival gains seen with these oral agents aligned with those observed in the clinical trials that led to […]

CNN anchor Kasie Hunt was scheduled to have a C-section on March 2, but her daughter had other plans. The 8 lb, 4 oz baby arrived on March 1 after a surprise 13-minute labor on Hunt’s bathroom floor, a representative for the chief national affairs analyst told PEOPLE. Yup. Just like that. Hunt and her husband Matthew Mario Rivera are […]

*Important notice: medRxiv publishes preliminary scientific reports that are not peer-reviewed and, therefore, should not be regarded as conclusive, guide clinical practice/health-related behavior, or treated as established information. In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers examined predictors for hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections to develop a clinical model for guiding immunization and prophylactic […]

A group of University of Pittsburgh researchers has given new meaning to "knowing your ABCs." In a new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the team showed that a type of immune cell called age-associated B cells, or ABCs, are important drivers of lupus and that targeting these cells in a mouse model reduced disease, pointing the way […]

In a recent study published in Nutrients, researchers assessed the socioecological variables affecting older people's intake of anthocyanin-rich foods. Study: “I Always Buy the Purple Ones … If I See Them”: Socioecological Factors Influencing Anthocyanin-Rich Food Consumption for Cognitive Health in Older Adults. Image Credit: marilyn barbone/Shutterstock Background More habitual intake of anthocyanin-rich foods is correlated to improved memory in […]

Photo: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images Walmart Health is eyeing more Medicare Advantage business as it prepares to nearly double the footprint of its in-store clinics. Driving the news: The big retailer said Thursday it's planning to add 28 additional health clinics — which offer primary care, behavioral health services, vision checks and dental care within select Walmart stores —  in […]

There is increasing interest in growing and eating foods with a lower carbon footprint as climate change effects become more widely known. Currently, the food system is a substantial contributor to environmental problems. Changing these food systems in the future could positively impact both population health and environmental sustainability, with dietary choices playing an important role. However, there is little […]

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SAN FRANCISCO ― Longer-term data now confirm the superiority of the combination of nivolumab and cabozantinib in comparison with sunitinib in the first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). “After 41 months of median follow-up, nivolumab plus cabozantinib maintained clinically meaningful benefits in long-term survival and response vs sunitinib,” reported lead study author Mauricio Burotto, MD, of the Bradford […]