Fred Hutch

Types of dermatologic immune-related adverse events and new treatment approaches

Dermatologic immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are one of many side effects of immunotherapy that can significantly affect patients’ quality of life and treatment success. New research is shedding ...
Healio

AI model may predict adverse events of combination therapies for various cancer types

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “In our lab, we aim to identify effective multitargeted therapies against cancer and translate the findings to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

13.5% of Medicare Patients Have Adverse Events in Hospital

Almost one in seven or 13.5 percent of Medicare patients encounter an adverse event, with another 13.5 percent experiencing temporary harm, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector ...
CNN

With about 5,000 adverse events related to cosmetics reported to the FDA each year, the agency is updating its oversight

The US Food and Drug Administration receives about 5,000 reports each year about health problems related to the use of cosmetic products, and under a new law, the agency has issued updated ...
Fierce Healthcare

Nearly a quarter of inpatient admissions experienced an adverse event in 2018, Massachusetts hospital study finds

Nearly a quarter of stays among an 11-hospital sample of roughly 2,800 admissions included at least one adverse event, and about 7% of admissions included an adverse event that could have been ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Adverse Events Associated With Antibody-Drug Conjugates Across Cancer Types

Clear vials of medicine with blue caps Researchers say they have identified adverse events that are more likely to occur in cancer patients receiving antibody-drug conjugates. Treatment with ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Adverse events rose 19% in 2022, Joint Commission finds

New data from The Joint Commission found that of all reported sentinel events in 2022, 44 percent resulted in severe temporary harm and 20 percent resulted in a patient death. The Joint Commission ...
Nature

26 Adverse Events in Pediatric Ketamine Sedations with and Without Morphine Pretreatment

Purpose: To assess outcomes between two groups of patients receiving ketamine for procedural sedations in our pediatric emergency department. Our hypothesis is that there is no difference in the ...
Healio

Major adverse financial events linked to higher mortality risk for certain cancer types

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers observed this association among patients diagnosed with melanoma, prostate, female breast, oral ...
Medscape

Adverse Events Reported in One Quarter of Inpatient Admissions

Nearly 25% of hospital admissions included at least one adverse event, as indicated from data from 2809 admissions at 11 hospitals. The 1991 Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS), which focused on ...
DrBicuspid

Endosseous implants most reported dental device linked to adverse events

Your dental practice uses a range of devices every day but do you consider that some of them come with the slight risk of accidents or injury? A new study in the Journal of the American Dental ...