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A novel miniaturized implantable continuous flow left ventricular assist device, the Jarvik 2015, has the potential to allow small children with heart failure to go home while awaiting heart transplant and shorten hospital stays.

Secondary transmission of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is highly prevalent in the household setting, according to a study, adding that delays in diagnosis can heighten the odds of spreading pertussis in the home.

Home-monitoring vision tests appear to have insufficient accuracy for detecting active neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), according to a study.

Adjuvant treatment with mRNA-4157 and pembrolizumab led to sustained improvements in recurrence-free survival (RFS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) at approximately 3 years in individuals with resected high-risk melanoma as opposed to pembrolizumab alone, according to the updated results of the phase II KEYNOTE-942 trial presented at ASCO 2024.