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Warfarin may protect against cancer
Warfarin users had a significantly lower rate of cancer overall.
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Perioperative blood transfusion linked to worse outcomes in renal cell carcinoma
PBT increased the risk of tumor recurrence, metastatic progression, and death in patients undergoing nephrectomy for RCC.
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White House opioid panel calls for more addiction specialists
Experts recommend some payment changes regarding pain management as well.
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Adequately nourished AML patients have survival advantage
Undernourished patients undergoing chemotherapy have longer hospital stays and shorter survival.
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Event-free survival at 24 months predicts outcomes in peripheral T-cell lymphomas
Event-free survival at 24 months (EFS24) is predictive of survival in patients with peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs), according to new findings...
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Nivolumab linked to CNS disorder in case report
The disabling neurological symptoms contributed to depressive symptoms that were severe enough for the patient to seek assisted suicide.
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Government uncertainty drives jump in ACA silver plan insurance premiums
Expected premium changes are highly variable by state, with Iowa seeing an increase of 69% for its silver plans, while Alaska expecting a 22%...
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FDA approves acalabrutinib for second-line treatment of MCL
Approval was based on an 81% overall response rate in a phase 2 trial of 124 patients who had received at least one prior therapy.
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Atrial fibrillation boosts VTE risk
BARCELONA – Study shows women face higher and more persistent risk.
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VIDEO: Rapid influenza test obviates empiric antivirals
Lung transplant patients with signs of an upper respiratory infection may need to wait only 2 hours to find out if they have a respiratory virus,...
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AMA: Patient mix has become less uninsured since 2012
Most of the improvement concentrated in states that expanded Medicaid.