Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Advancing care for burn patients
New research finds that glutamine, previously thought to help with burn injuries, does not improve patients' time to discharge from hospital.
Sep 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Most LGBTQI+ cancer patients lack resources tailored to gender/sexual identity
Most LGBTQI+ patients with cancer report that they did not have access to health education materials tailored to their gender and/or sexual identity regardless of their satisfaction with their overall cancer care, according ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Health
Research shows hospice care was compromised during pandemic, but there is hope for the future
During the COVID-19 pandemic hospice care across the West Midlands fell below the "gold-standard" despite the best efforts of frontline health care professionals.
Sep 15, 2022
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Health
Rethinking criminalizing language in firearm research and intervention
Injuries associated with firearm violence pose a persistent public health threat in the United States. The term "recidivism" is often used when referring to those who experience repeat firearm injuries. A commentary in the ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Medications
Adjuvant nivolumab + ipilimumab lacks efficacy for localized renal cell carcinoma
Disease-free survival (DFS) does not differ with adjuvant nivolumab plus ipilimumab (NIVO+IPI) compared with placebo in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma (RCC) at high risk for postnephrectomy relapse, according ...
Sep 14, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What are auditory processing issues, and how are they treated?
Last week, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman—the Democratic nominee in one of the country's most-watched U.S. Senate races—explained that his stroke nearly four months ago has left him with some speech and communication ...
Sep 9, 2022
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Cardiology
Sex differences and AFib: New study flips conventional wisdom
Science has long shown that men are at greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AFib) than women; but it has never been fully understood why women would be protected from developing the condition. New research from ...
Aug 31, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
A strategy for increasing shared decision making by physicians and older patients about colorectal cancer screening
Regular screening for colorectal cancer—which current US guidelines advise beginning at age 45 for most people—is important for early cancer detection and treatment.
Aug 18, 2022
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Surgery
Researchers have successfully changed blood type of donor kidneys
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully altered the blood type on three deceased donor kidneys in a discovery that could have major implications for kidney patients.
Aug 16, 2022
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Medications
Survey finds uneven training in cannabis therapy among cannabis dispensary staff
With research suggesting that many patients with cancer are using cannabis for medical purposes—and oncology teams tending to offer little guidance about its use—patients are often turning for advice to staff at cannabis ...
Aug 15, 2022
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