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HIPAA turns 20: A look back at its impact

In August 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — more commonly known as HIPAA — was signed into law by then-President Bill Clinton. Twenty years later, with Clinton's wife possibly on the verge of a presidency of her own, HIPAA still...

source: By Scott E. Rupp
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Present at the ASCT Annual Conference

ASCT has extended the deadline for speaker submissions for our upcoming 2020 Annual Conference, to be held in Palm Springs, California May 1-3. If you have an idea for a lecture or workshop we would love to hear from you. Click here to download the submission form. Please...

source: ASCT
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Women in prison have increased rates of HPV, cervical cancer

Imprisoned women are at higher risk of cervical cancer and HPV infection than the general population, according to a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Researchers conducted a systematic review of published and unpublished data on the prevalence...

source: DocWire
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FDA approves therapy to treat patients with lymphoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval to Brukinsa capsules for the treatment of adult patients with mantle cell lymphoma who have received at least one prior therapy. "Mantle cell lymphoma usually responds well to initial treatment, but eventually...

source: FDA
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More people are surviving lung cancer in the US, report finds

Over the past decade, the rate of new lung cancer cases diagnosed in the U.S. has dropped 19% and the five-year survival rate has climbed 26%, according to a new report. Yet lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death nationwide...

source: CNN
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Studies confirm safety of 9-valent HPV vaccination

The safety of the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine (9vHPV) has again been confirmed, according to two studies published online in Pediatrics. Tom T. Shimabukuro, MD, MPH, from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues searched the...

source: HealthDay via Medical Xpress
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Anal cancer rates and mortality have risen dramatically among Americans

Rates of new anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted infection, have increased dramatically over the last 15 years, according to researchers at The University of...

source: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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