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USPSTF finds the evidence inconclusive for lead screening in young children, pregnant women
The USPSTF cites the need for more research before issuing guidance on blood lead levels in asymptomatic young children and asymptomatic pregnant...
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Psychosis drug development persists amid snags
ORLANDO – Researchers in the field need to do a better job of getting the right patients enrolled in the right trials, experts say.
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Diagnosing endometriosis: Is laparoscopy the gold standard?
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Anxiety can impact patient satisfaction after GERD surgery
Patients on antianxiety drugs have lower satisfaction rates after laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication.
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Gout Drug May Help in Metabolic Syndrome
Colchicine, used to suppress or prevent inflammation in gout and pericarditis, may have a role in treating metabolic syndrome,...
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2018 at a glance: Recently approved therapies in oncology
This article reviews therapies that were newly approved in 2018, as well as those previously approved whose indications were expanded. The list...
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Busiest week yet brings 2019 measles total to 555 cases
United States is quickly closing in on a postelimination-era record.
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The ARRIVE trial: Women’s desideratum versus logistical concerns
Do findings from the ARRIVE trial and subsequent outcomes and cost analyses require a full reconsideration of long-held obstetric...
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Afatinib shows safety and efficacy among elderly
GENEVA – In a retrospective analysis of the GIDEON phase 3 trial involving patients with EGFR-positive NSCLC, there...
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Symptomatic former NFL players may have tau deposition consistent with CTE
Tau deposition is focused in brain regions affected by CTE, but may not be associated with cognitive or neuropsychiatric symptoms.