Oncology & Cancer
Preventive mastectomy less common for black women with breast cancer
Black women with cancer in one breast are less likely than white women to have the healthy breast removed as well, a new study has found.
Apr 11, 2024
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Cardiology
Novel CT exam reduces need for invasive artery treatment
A new study shows that a non-invasive imaging test can help identify patients with coronary artery blockage or narrowing who need a revascularization procedure. The findings were published as a Special Report in Radiology: ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI model has potential to detect risk of childbirth-related PTSD
Researchers have adapted an artificial intelligence (AI) program to identify signs of childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) by evaluating short narrative statements of patients who have given birth.
Apr 11, 2024
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Medications
Pharmacy researchers examine trends in rising cost of medicine
Newly published research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy reveals an alarming trend in diabetic medication expenditures. While pharmaceutical spending in the U.S. has long been recognized as higher than ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Health
Family caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones—an ICU nurse explains their vital role
The floor nurse had just told me that my new patient—let's call her Marie—would not stop screaming.
Apr 10, 2024
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Thinking outside the doctor's office: Poll looks at older adults' use of urgent care, retail clinics and more
When today's older adults were growing up, urgent care centers and clinics inside retail stores didn't exist. But most of them have now embraced these non-traditional sites for getting medical care, a new national poll finds.
Apr 10, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
New study says obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency
Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.
Apr 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Oncologist suggests three ways to prevent head and neck cancer
Throat cancer is one of the fastest-growing cancers, and it is often linked to HPV. Oropharyngeal cancer, or throat cancer, is a type of head and neck cancer that can be divided into two subgroups: HPV-associated cancers ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Union accuses Kaiser of violations months after state fine on mental health care
Months after Kaiser Permanente reached a sweeping agreement with state regulators to improve its mental health services, the health care giant is facing union allegations that patients could be improperly losing such care.
Apr 10, 2024
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Health
France is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take lethal medication
France's government presented a bill Wednesday to allow adults with terminal cancer or other incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow for legal options for aid in dying.
Apr 10, 2024
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