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Racial disparities in time to cancer care erased with Medicaid expansion
The gap in timely access to care between African Americans and whites diagnosed with advanced solid tumors disappeared with the Affordable Care...
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Cleveland Clinic targets time to treat in cancer
CHICAGO – The Taussig Cancer Institute at the Cleveland Clinic reduced the time to treat for newly diagnosed cancer patients by 33%. Taussig’s...
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Meta-analysis finds no link between PPI use and risk of dementia
SAN DIEGO – In the absence of randomized trial evidence, a PPI prescribing approach based on appropriate use appears sufficient.
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TITAN trial yields big survival benefits in mCSPC
CHICAGO – Adding apalutamide to androgen deprivation therapy significantly improved overall survival of castration-...
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Cultural competence behaviors linked to higher patient satisfaction scores
SAN DIEGO – The mean cultural behavior score was a 4.1 out of a possible 7 points.
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Can acid suppression prevent recurrent idiopathic gastroduodenal ulcer bleeding?
SAN DIEGO – The pathophysiology of H. pylori–negative idiopathic peptic ulcers remains unclear.
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MS patients pay big price for breaks from DMT
SEATTLE – They suffer more relapses, hospitalizations, and ER visits, a study finds, and nondrug costs are higher.
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Hazardous cannabis use in MS linked to anxiety, depression
SEATTLE – But it is not clear if there is a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Synthetic drugs pose regulatory, diagnostic challenges
SAN FRANCISCO – Every year brings about 250 novel recreational drugs.
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General neurologists lag on prescribing high-efficacy MS drugs
SEATTLE – Single-system study suggests that MS subspecialists are more willing than are general neurologists to embrace the newer MS drugs.