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The invisible effect medical notes could have on care
Doctors are more likely to use negative language when describing a Black patient than they are a White patient.
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A tiny patch may someday do your patients’ lab work
Someday, a wearable patch could give patients and doctors the same information, minus the poke in the arm.
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HT, even short-term use, linked to dementia risk in women
Short-term and cyclical use of estrogen and progestin therapy for menopausal symptoms is linked to an increased risk of dementia.
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Med students, doctor groups react to SCOTUS affirmative action ban
The opinion does not prohibit universities from considering how race has affected an applicant’s life.
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Hairy moles may contain the cure for baldness: Study
Researchers analyzed hair follicle stem cells and discovered that a molecule called osteopontin drives accelerated hair growth.
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WHO plans to declare common sweetener as possible carcinogen
Aspartame would join the “possibly” carcinogenic group, which includes gasoline engine exhaust and working as a dry cleaner.
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Residency match process under scrutiny again, this time by AMA
AMA may study alternatives to the current residency matching program in an effort to improve residents’ compensation and other job-related issues...
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Tirzepatide: Therapeutic titan or costly cure?
Positioning tirzepatide as the first injectable of choice after oral treatment escalation with metformin and an SGLT2 inhibitor may remain an...
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CGM alarm fatigue in youth?
Sometimes alarm thresholds generate too many alarms – which in turn might lead patients to ignore the devices.
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Beta cells from stem cells: Nearing a cure for type 1 diabetes?
The patients were producing insulin, they had positive C-peptide levels, and it showed that these beta cells work when given to human beings.
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FDA OKs pancreatic islet cell therapy for type 1 diabetes
“Today’s approval ... provides individuals living with type 1 diabetes and recurrent severe hypoglycemia an additional treatment option to help...