AAP Statement on Home Visiting Program Reauthorization

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) welcomes efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visitation (MIECHV) program during today’s consideration of a bill, the Increasing Opportunity through...

Denosumab in Multiple Myeloma Bone Disease

Patients with multiple myeloma regularly receive bisphosphonates to protect their bones against lytic lesions, but a new study suggests that the novel agent denosumab  could be used instead. In a head-to-head comparison with zoledronic acid in a trial involving more...

Emerging Treatments for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

Sandesh Seth, Executive Chairman of Actinium Pharmaceuticals discusses treatment options for acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), which comprise a variety of chemotherapy regimens and stem cell transplantation. Current standard chemotherapy regimens cure only a minority...

Survival in Imatinib-Treated Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

Survival outcomes in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) treated with imatinib as monotherapy are high and are not necessarily influenced by faster responses or disease-related factors, with outcomes more associated with comorbidities and external factors, according to...