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Equal access to care for black men lowers risk of prostate cancer-specific mortality
After adjustment for race-based imbalances such as access to care and standardized treatment, there was no significant difference in prostate...
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Elderly concussion patients who used statins had lower dementia risk
However, the subsequent incidence of dementia was still twice the population norm in statin users who had concussions.
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Early dexmedetomidine did not reduce 90-day mortality in ICU patients on mechanical ventilation
Those who received early dexmedetomidine for sedation had a rate of death at 90 days similar to that in the usual-care group and required...
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AFib on the rise in end-stage COPD patients hospitalized for exacerbations
The prevalence of AFib among patients with end-stage COPD on home oxygen who were admitted with COPD exacerbations increased from 12.9% in 2003 to...
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Thrice yearly cytologic testing may best annual cervical screenings
Or a dual stain cytologic procedure may replace them.
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Various adjuncts to IVIg help treat coronary artery abnormalities in pediatric Kawasaki disease
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Magnetic beads functionalized with VEGF could treat preeclampsia
A ligand-based approach using VEGF-coated beads offers new perspectives for the treatment of preeclampsia.
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Neoadjuvant removal of DCIS helps identify HER2+ nonsurgical trial candidates
In evaluating the safety of eliminating surgery for patients who are exceptional responders to neoadjuvant systemic therapy, eradication of both...
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Bioimpedance spectroscopy may better identify lymphedema progression
In an interim analysis from the PREVENT trial, there was a 10% absolute reduction and 67% relative reduction in lymphedema progression in the...
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Opioid management program reduced number of narcotics prescribed after breast surgery
Researchers examined 100 consecutive patients after a 3-month implementation period and found a statistically significant reduction in median...
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Knowledge gaps about long-term osteoporosis drug therapy benefits, risks remain large
A position paper makes recommendations based on findings from an NIH workshop and systematic review.
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Misleading information, reimbursement among the barriers to teledermatology progress
WASHINGTON – Apps can provide misleading information that can lead users “down a wrong diagnostic pathway.”
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First North American clinical guidelines for hidradenitis suppurativa released
Individualized management is one of the most important parts of taking care of a patient with HS.
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Diagnostic test helps clinicians identify IPF with nonsurgical biopsy
The Envisia Genomic Classifier could be an alternative to surgical lung biopsy to confirm a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.