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Minor Progress in Gender Pay Equity, But a Big Gap Persists
Nearly 60% of women surveyed felt they were not being paid fairly for their efforts, up from less than half reported in Medscape Medical News’...
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Michigan Oncologist Charged in Scheme to Illegally Sell Cancer Drugs
A physician has been indicted on charges of conspiring to and also taking part in the illegal sale of more than $17 million worth of cancer drugs...
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Low-Volume Bowel Prep Easier, as Effective as Standard Prep in Hospitalized Patients
The rates of electrolyte abnormalities and acute kidney injury were low and similar between the two groups.
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GLP-1 RAs Reduce Early-Onset CRC Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer is notably rising in younger adults, with a corresponding increase in associated mortality.
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AI Tool Helps Detect, Differentiate Pancreatic Lesions During Endoscopic Ultrasound
Endoscopic ultrasound is the “gold standard” for pancreatic lesion evaluation, but its diagnostic accuracy is suboptimal, particularly for lesions...
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Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis Continues Despite Cautions
More than 1.7 million people might have been overdiagnosed between 2013 and 2017 in 63 countries, estimated the authors of a new paper.
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FIT Completion and Yield Similar in Younger and Older Adults
About two thirds of adults who had a positive FIT result went on to have a colonoscopy within 3 months of receiving the test result.
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Starting Mammograms at Age 40: Will Women Benefit?
“For clinicians, the emphasis may be on educating patients about their individual risk, ensuring timely mammograms, and referring higher-risk...
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Value of AI-Aided Colonoscopy on Advanced Neoplasia Detection Unclear
CADe-enhanced colonoscopy outperformed conventional colonoscopy in the average number of polyps detected per colonoscopy and polyp detection rate...
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When It Comes to Polyp Diagnosis With CADx, Location Matters
“The key questions here relate to why are these systems underperforming in the proximal colon, and how can we improve this?” said Dr. David Graham...
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AI in Medicine: Are Large Language Models Ready for the Exam Room?
So far, studies show these AI-tool mistakes — hallucinations — often create more work for doctors.