The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 — aka “Kraken” — has climbed to more than 66% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., but a relatively new Omicron subvariant named after a two-headed dog may be nipping at its tentacles. Over the last several weeks, CH.1.1 — deemed “Orthrus” after a monster canine in Greek mythology — …
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool named “Sybil” was able to forecast both short- and long-term lung cancer risk based on a single low-dose CT (LDCT) scan, researchers reported. The AI tool was trained and validated on LDCTs from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), according to Lecia Sequist, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and …
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Longer-term follow-up of a randomized trial confirmed that prophylactic anti-VEGF therapy with aflibercept (Eylea) slows progression of diabetic retinopathy but does not improve visual acuity better than delayed treatment. After 4 years, 34% of patients randomized to intravitreous aflibercept injections developed proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) or center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME) with vision loss compared …
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What appears to be mammal-to-mammal transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) on a mink farm in Spain has caught the attention of infectious disease epidemiologists around the world. A paper published in Eurosurveillance last month detailed an H5N1 outbreak among farmed minks in the Galicia region of Spain in October 2022. Montserrat Agüero, …
So far this season on The Last of Us—Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann’s adaptation of the 2013 video game also written by Druckmann—fidelity to source material has been near absolute. With dialogue lifted from the game’s screenplay and sequences filmed and edited to match several cutscenes, The Last of Us may be the most narratively …
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Paramount Paramount Network has responded to reports published in a recent Deadline article that Yellowstone will be cutting ties with lead Kevin Costner. When asked about the recent rumors that Costner is exiting, a Paramount Network spokesperson said they had “no news to report.” Deadline, without naming sources, reported that Paramount Global and Paramount Network, …
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So far this season on The Last of Us—Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann’s adaptation of the 2013 video game also written by Druckmann—fidelity to source material has been near absolute. With dialogue lifted from the game’s screenplay and sequences filmed and edited to match several cutscenes, The Last of Us may be the most narratively …
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