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Drs. Claudine Isaacs and Filipa Lynce discuss highlights of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2024 Annual Meeting, with a focus on HER2+ breast cancer, including late-breaking abstracts such as DESTINY‑Breast06 and others.

How many patients maintain weight loss 1 year after discontinuing semaglutide or liraglutide? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Which drug keeps lung cancer from progressing for over 5 years? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Could tattoos be a risk factor for malignant lymphoma? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

This week's stories include an endoscopic ablation technique targeting ghrelin production showing results for significant weight loss, research that prior immunity to SARS-CoV-2 does not inhibit response to updated COVID-19 vaccines, and a study from the 2024 Heart Rhythm Society Meeting suggesting oral anticoagulant discontinuation after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation may be feasible and s...

Drs. David Eichenbaum and Priya Vakharia share their insights on biosimilars in the treatment of retinal disease in the United States.

Is there potential for recovery in patients who are withdrawn from life support? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Drs. David Eichenbaum and Priya Vakharia share their insights on biosimilars in the treatment of retinal disease in the United States.

Drs. Alicia Morgans and Jonathan Rosenberg share their insights into some interesting abstracts from the 2024 ASCO GU symposium: one covering a model to help predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with muscle invasive UC, and another regarding results from the PemCab study of pembrolizumab and cabozantinib in first‑line advanced UC.

Drs. Jonathan Rosenberg and Alicia Morgans share their insights into some late-breaker abstracts presented at the 2024 ASCO GU symposium in San Francisco. The first is a subgroup analysis from EV‑302 with enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab, and the other is AMBASSADOR, which looks at adjuvant pembrolizumab in locally advanced and muscle invasive urothelial cancer.

Drs. Alicia Morgans and Jonathan Rosenberg share their insights into therapeutic sequencing in patients with advanced urothelial cancer, reviewing patient selection and timing, options following progression on immunotherapy, and future therapeutic agents such as HER2‑targeted ADCs.

Can antibodies be used as biomarkers of naturally resolving peanut allergy? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Drs. Rosenberg and Morgans share their insights into neoadjuvant therapy in the management of patients with muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma, including patient‑ and treatment‑related factors that may influence decision making, bladder‑preservation, and the future of neoadjuvant therapy with immunotherapy and ADCs.

Drs. Kristi Tough DeSapri and Pauline M. Camacho share their insights into best practices for pharmacological management of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women at a high risk for fracture.

Drs. Pauline M. Camacho and Kristi Tough DeSapri share their insights into current and coming advancements in diagnosing postmenopausal osteoporosis, with a focus on identifying women at high risk for fracture.

When should women begin receiving biennial screening for breast cancer? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Are human brains growing larger over time, and how does that impact dementia risk? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Does prenatal acetaminophen exposure increase risk for neurodevelopmental disorders? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

How does physician empathy impact chronic pain outcomes? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Can remote monitoring identify early signs of Alzheimer's disease? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, a genitourinary oncologist and the Medical Director of the Survivorship Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the intricate coordination required for the care of cancer survivors, including strategies for structuring programs that support patients following their cancer treatment. Additionally, she addresses the role of a survivorship clinic in facilitating th...

What is the link between artificial nighttime outdoor light, air pollution, and stroke? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Is brain damage detectable on MRI in patients with Havana Syndrome? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.

Drs. Naushira Pandya and Hady Masri share their insights into the unique risks faced by the geriatric population when it comes to RSV, in Part 2 of this Specialist Spotlight.

How common is delta 8-THC use among adolescents? Find out about this and more in today's PeerDirect Medical News Podcast.