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Mar 31, 2024 | 
contagionlive.com | Gina Battaglia
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related mortalities have decreased in recent years with the advent of highly eff ective antiviral therapies, but the incidence of new infections has continued to increase, particularly in younger individuals.
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Nov 2, 2023 | 
contagionlive.com | Gina Battaglia
Testing for influenza, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is important for individuals at high risk for these diseases, and broadening access to at-home testing and treatment could improve infection control in the community and minimize unnecessary use of health care resources, according to panelists who participated in a recent Contagion Peer Exchange panel moderated by Tina Tan, MD.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
dermatologytimes.com | Gina Battaglia |Brent Moody |Sarah T Arron |Justine V. Cohen |Emily Ruiz |Todd E. Schlesinger
Continued from part 3#1: Man With Large BCC on the Left TempleFor Schlesinger’s patient with a large BCC lesion on his left temple, the panelists said they would likely choose Mohs surgery. Assessing the risk of disease progression is important because the lesion’s raised appearance suggests a high likelihood of deep invasion, microscopic positive margins after surgery, and lymph node involvement, said Schlesinger.
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Sep 20, 2023 | 
dermatologytimes.com | Gina Battaglia |Brent Moody |Sarah T Arron |Justine V. Cohen |Emily Ruiz |Todd E. Schlesinger
Continued from part 2Ruiz noted that the type of skin cancer is the major factor in her decision to pursue nonsurgical treatment, and she has found that Mohs surgery is usually the easiest treatment for patients with BCC. However, the multidisciplinary team, the patient, and the patient’s family should all be involved in the decision-making process.
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Sep 15, 2023 | 
dermatologytimes.com | Gina Battaglia |Brent Moody |Sarah T Arron |Justine V. Cohen |Emily Ruiz |Todd E. Schlesinger
Continued from part 1Although there is no standard definition for advanced BCC, Arron defines it informally as BCC that is not amenable to curative surgical resection or radiation therapy, or for which these treatments would cause substantial morbidity and decreased quality of life. However, determination of resectability is heavily reliant on the surgeon and the patient’s ability to access different surgical options, she added. This presents an opportunity for multidisciplinary care.
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Sep 13, 2023 | 
dermatologytimes.com | Gina Battaglia |Brent Moody |Sarah T Arron |Justine V. Cohen |Emily Ruiz |Todd E. Schlesinger
“A lot of our colleagues in practice still have a lot of gaps in their understanding of systemic therapies for basal cell carcinoma [BCC],” said Brent Moody, MD, to kick off the discussion surrounding the improvement of BCC management.
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Aug 29, 2023 | 
patientcareonline.com | Gina Battaglia
Testing for COVID-19, influenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—along with prompt antiviral treatment of patients at high risk for poor outcomes—is increasingly important because clinical presentations of each have considerable overlap, cases have presented outside of the typical season, and the rate of coinfection has increased considerably. The guidance comes from a recent Peer Exchange panel hosted by parnter publication Contagion® and moderated by Tina Tan, MD.
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Aug 26, 2023 | 
contagionlive.com | Gina Battaglia
Testing for COVID-19, influenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)—along with prompt antiviral treatment of patients at high risk for poor outcomes—is increasingly important because clinical presentations of each have considerable overlap, cases have presented outside of the typical season, and the rate of coinfection has increased considerably, said panelists in a recent Contagion® Peer Exchange moderated by Tina Tan, MD.
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Aug 23, 2023 | 
dermatologytimes.com | Gina Battaglia |Neal Bhatia
Continued from part 3 New Formulations of Isotretinoin Newer formulations of isotretinoin have been developed that have higher bioavailability than traditional isotretinoin and do not require dosing with a high-fat meal.9 Lidose isotretinoin (Absorica) is presolubilized in a lipid matrix, which improves gastrointestinal absorption, and was found to have greater bioavailability than traditional isotretinoin when both drugs were taken in the fasted state.10 However, the bioavailability of...
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
onclive.com | Gina Battaglia
Aug 21, 2023Oncology Live®Vol. 24/No. 14Detection of circulating tumor cells, which are released from primary or metastatic lesions into the bloodstream and are the “seeds” for distant metastatic lesions, has been of interest in cancer research and treatment because these cells can potentially provide information on cancer detection, prognosis, and likelihood of treatment response with minimally invasive methods.
