Non-pharmacological interventions and treatment of late-life depression / 中华老年医学杂志

Depression is a common mental illness in the elderly, which is associated with compromised quality of life, disability, suicide risk and mortality.Drug treatment of late-life depression has large adverse reactions and is prone to drug resistance.Therefore, non-pharmacological interventions have gradually become a research hotspot.This paper reviewed the research progress of non-pharmacological interventions of late-life depression at home and abroad in recent years, and provides a theoretical basis for further research on effective treatment of late-life depression.

Strategic consideration on treatment of multiple myeloma / 白血病·淋巴瘤

Multiple myeloma (MM) remains an incurable disease at present. In past decade, the efficacies of treatment and patients' survivals have been greatly improved due to the application of high dose chemotherapy followed by stem cell transplantation, novel agents and their combinations. To further improve the outcomes of patients with MM, we should emphasize on exploration of the new treatment strategies, individualization of regimens and development of new targets.