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  • Oral therapy enables at-home treatment for acute myeloid leukemia
    on June 10, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    For years, treatment of older patients with acute myeloid leukemia—an aggressive cancer of the blood and bone marrow—has required injections administered in a clinic for five to seven consecutive days each month, in addition to an oral pill. For these older patients, that clinic cadence can be quite intensive.

  • ‘Lime bike leg’: What doctors are seeing in ebike crashes
    on June 10, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    A man in his 30s arrived at the Royal London Major Trauma Centre after what sounded like a relatively minor cycling accident. He had been riding a shared ebike when he lost control and fell. By the time I met him, scans had revealed a complex fracture around his ankle where his shinbone (tibia) had pierced his skin. He would need multiple surgeries to fix his broken bone and grafts for his skin and muscles, followed by many months of rehabilitation and a prolonged period away from work.

  • First report on the clinical efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy for ultra-rare urachal cancer
    on June 10, 2026 at 3:40 pm

    Physician-scientists at Kanazawa University have demonstrated, for the first time, the clinical efficacy of chemoimmunotherapy in patients with ultra-rare urachal cancer. Furthermore, their reverse translational research elucidated the mechanism by which the addition of immunotherapy enhances the efficacy of chemotherapy.

  • Rural drivers at greater risk for impaired driving
    on June 10, 2026 at 3:20 pm

    Drivers involved in serious accidents in rural areas have a higher prevalence of drunk driving, detectable cannabis and polysubstance use than urban drivers, according to a Canada-wide study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention.

  • Canadian women have to advocate for themselves when seeking treatment for high blood pressure: study
    on June 10, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    Canadian women have to advocate for themselves when it comes to seeking treatment for high blood pressure, according to a new study from a team of researchers at the University of Alberta and the University of Ottawa. The findings are published in the journal CJC Open.