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Pandemic caused treatment delay for half of patients with CTCL, study finds
No clinical trials exist to inform maintenance protocols in patients with cutaneous lymphomas.
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Analysis of doctors’ EHR email finds infrequent but notable hostility
Researchers were struck by the hostility of negative sentiment in some emails to physicians.
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FDA OKs first fecal transplant therapy for recurrent C. difficile
The application for Rebyota received priority review and had orphan drug and breakthrough therapy designation.
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The TikTok trend that triggered a diabetes drug shortage
Variety dubbed Ozempic “the worst kept secret in Hollywood – especially given that its most enthusiastic users are not prediabetic and do not...
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Looking for a healthy meat substitute? Consider the potato
Plus: The beginning of the end for “monkeypox,” dancing without hearing, and fighting without doctors … and socks.
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Vitamin D fails to stave off statin-related muscle symptoms
A substudy of the VITAL trial provides the first randomized data examining the effect of the popular supplement on muscle symptoms in statin users...
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More vaccinated people dying of COVID as fewer get booster shots
But the case for the effectiveness of vaccines and boosters versus skipping the shots remains strong.
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Study supports banning probiotics from the ICU
The risk is particularly acute for powdered formulations, presumably because powder more easily disseminates to contaminate central venous...
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Opt-out HIV testing in EDs can help identify undiagnosed cases
On implementation of opt-out testing, the proportion of tests performed increased from 57.9% to 69% in a study.
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Patients trying to lose weight overestimate their diet quality
Only 28% of participants in a study had “good agreement” between their perceived diet quality and its actual quality.
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Intermittent fasting diet trend linked to disordered eating
This method of dieting was significantly associated with overeating, binge eating, vomiting, laxative use, and compulsive exercise.