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TP53 mutations could help stratify MCL patients
The study looks at response to standard-of-care regimens in younger patients.
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Concerning rise of staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome has U.S. doctors on alert
Girls and toddlers are at increased risk of this dermatologic disease.
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Lenalidomide shows clinical activity in relapsed/refractory MCL
The observational study highlights the potential of the drug in a population of hard-to-treat patients.
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Gastrectomy mortality risk increased fivefold with same-day discharge
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Death comes a-calling when patients go home on the same day they underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
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FDA approves letermovir for CMV prophylaxis
The FDA approved the use of letermovir tablets and injections to prevent CMV infection and disease in adults exposed to the virus who have had an...
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OSA home testing less expensive than polysomnography
OSA patients demonstrated similar results for quality of life, blood pressure, and CPAP compliance, whether they had been diagnosed with HRP or...
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ED visits after bariatric surgery may be difficult to reduce
Even though they may not need to, many bariatric surgery patients go to the ED soon after their procedure, a finding that may speak to the...
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Double Sequential Defibrillation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation and Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
The earliest known reported experimental intervention for defibrillation was in 1899, when Prevost and Battelli discovered that small electrical...
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Emergency Ultrasound: Pericardial Effusion and Tamponade: Making the Diagnosis at Bedside With Point-of-Care Echocardiography
Pericardial effusions are usually an incidental finding on bedside echocardiogram—unless a patient shows clinical signs of tamponade physiology...
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A Case of Streptococcus pyogenes Sepsis of Possible Oral Origin
Sepsis can be the result of single or multiple factors and sources of infection. Oral sources of sepsis and systemic infection are not commonly...