Nature

Association of prophylactic low-dose aspirin use with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in cancer patients

The long-term use of aspirin for preventing cardiovascular disease has been recommended for decades. However, there is currently uncertainty regarding the long-term effects of aspirin use on the risk ...
Nature

Influence of prophylactic antibiotics on incidence of urinary tract infections in acute-to-subacute patients with stroke and asymptomatic bacteriuria

This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The study included patients with a diagnosis of acute or subacute stroke (within 3 months of stroke onset) ...

Researchers warn against the increasing use of 'just in case' antibiotics

Antibiotic prophylaxis, the administration of antibiotics to prevent bacterial infections in individuals at risk, is a ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Use of Prophylactic Tocilizumab with Teclistamab: Takeaways from ASCO 2024

Alfred L. Garfall, MD, discusses long-term follow-up data from the MajesTEC-1 study presented at ASCO 2024. 1. Discuss the data presented at ASCO 2024 on long-term follow-up of patients receiving ...
Healio

Prophylactic antibiotics before tunneled catheter insertion not tied to fewer infections

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 1,196 tunneled catheters placed in nephrology services that use antibiotics, four resulted in bloodstream ...
ascopubs.org

Prophylactic Interventions to Prevent Severe Skin Toxicities in Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Nivolumab + Ipilimumab With or Without Chemotherapy

Under-Representation of Black and Hispanic Men in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Trials (2005-2021): A Call to Action This single-center, retrospective, observational study included ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Results Show Giving Prophylactic Tocilizumab Reduces CRS in Outpatient Delivery of Teclistamab, Talquetamab

Community-site step-up dosing required proximity within 60 minutes, an adult caregiver for 48 hours, and twice-daily home temperature/SpO₂ checks with weekday clinic touchpoints. Prophylactic ...
Morning Overview on MSN

A new antiviral pill won approval to help prevent COVID-19 after a known exposure

Households exposed to COVID-19 now have an oral drug specifically cleared to prevent infection after contact with a sick ...
ascopubs.org

Reduction of Inappropriate Prophylactic Pegylated Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Use for Patients With Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Who Receive Chemotherapy: An ASCO ...

Delivering Patient Value by Using Process Improvement Tools to Decrease Patient Wait Time in an Outpatient Oncology Infusion Unit A multidisciplinary team reviewed the charts of patients with ...
Ars Technica

Using a prophylactic at work--a poll

...and of course by 'prophylactic' I'm referring to a toothbrush.<BR><BR>I just had an encounter with someone using a toothbrush in the restroom here at work. It struck me that I've seen a lot of ...