A recently published paper describes the development of the Indiana Sickle Cell Data Collection program and presents the most detailed reporting on the prevalence and geographic distribution of persons living with sickle ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Brushing twice a day keeps the dentist away—but can we improve on the toothpaste we use to maintain clean teeth, preventing medical issues that spiral from poor dental health? Most toothpastes use fluoride, a powerful tool ...
Jul 18, 2023
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In an effort to improve treatment outcomes and quality of life for older adults with cancer, researchers from City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, and colleagues ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Black patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have a significantly higher burden of disease than white patients with the same device, according to a new study from University of Rochester Medical Center ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Improving diagnosis in health care is a moral, professional and public health imperative, according to the U.S. National Academy of Medicine. However, little is known about the full scope of harms related to medical misdiagnosis—current ...
Jul 17, 2023
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The transition from psoriasis to psoriatic arthritis (PsA)—and the early diagnosis of PsA—is of considerable scientific and clinical interest. People typically have psoriatic skin disease for a decade or more before they ...
Jul 17, 2023
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Commercial, rather than patient interests, often drive cancer care and research and patients deserve better, argue a group of global oncologists and patient advocates in a Comment published in The Lancet Oncology journal. ...
Jul 17, 2023
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If taken within 72 hours of condomless sex, the common antibiotic doxycycline drastically reduces the risk of gonorrhea, syphilis and chlamydia among transwomen and gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, a recent ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Preoperative and postoperative models are highly accurate for predicting breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL), according to a study published online July 12 in JAMA Surgery.
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Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, but 70% of cases are characterized by the presence of hormone receptors for estrogen, progesterone, or both. The first line of treatment for these patients, when presenting with metastatic ...
Jul 13, 2023
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