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New coalition aims to revolutionize stalled lupus research
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- Randy Dotinga
Public-private consortium plans to develop new approaches to clinical studies.
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B-cell cancers: Sparse insight into preventing infections
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- Randy Dotinga
Doctors treating CLL and other B-cell cancers are blindsided by a lack of research into acquired hypogammaglobulinemia prophylactics.
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CLL and surgery are more compatible than ever
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- Randy Dotinga
As patients fare better with targeted therapy, physicians say they can tolerate more procedures.
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Plant-based diet linked to better outcomes in prostate cancer
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- Randy Dotinga
Men who consumed more fruits and vegetables had slower cancer progression and lower risk of recurrence.
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Inclusive reminder: LGBTQ community may donate stem cells
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- Randy Dotinga
Advocates seek to reach donors who wrongly assumed that they were restricted from joining registries.
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CLL treatment: More infections among real-world patients
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- Randy Dotinga
Among real-world blood cancer patients treated with three drugs, study finds higher infection rates than in clinical trials.
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Postpartum urinary retention: Intermittent catheterization may be best
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- Randy Dotinga
Patients recovered more quickly when they were catheterized every 6 hours instead of for 24 continuous hours.
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‘Financial toxicity’ from breast cancer is a worldwide phenomenon
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- Randy Dotinga
It’s highest in less-developed countries, with about a third of patients affected in the U.S.
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Surviving CLL: Higher risk of other cancer DXs
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- Randy Dotinga
A 30-year Dutch population study highlights the medical challenges facing patients with CLL, who are now living longer.
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NICU use up, birth weights down in babies of mothers with HCV
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- Randy Dotinga
New findings surprised a study researcher since the adverse outcomes weren’t related to prematurity.
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More evidence suggests oxytocin can be discontinued early in labor
- Author:
- Randy Dotinga
Withdrawal of medication between 4 and 6 cm of dilation doesn’t appear to affect neonatal outcomes.
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Gene test may offer insights into treatment response in advanced NSCLC
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- Randy Dotinga
Researchers linked positive assay results to longer progression-free survival.
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Long-course radiation therapy better at organ-sparing in rectal cancer than short-term therapy
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- Randy Dotinga
Patients who underwent short-course therapy had worse organ-preservation outcomes.
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Immunotherapy with antibiotics doesn’t worsen biliary tract cancer outcomes
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- Randy Dotinga
Previous studies and clinical observations have suggested that antibiotics during immunotherapy treatment may hasten negative outcomes.
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Despite limits, COVID vaccines protect CLL patients
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- Randy Dotinga
A small German study found that, in patients with CLL, COVID-19 shots don’t boost B cells but they do strengthen T cells.