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Complicated appendicitis outcomes worse with delayed surgery
LAS VEGAS – A study of patients with complicated appendicitis found that length of hospital stays and postoperative complications were affected by...
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Trials refine device therapy options for heart failure
SNOWMASS, COLO. – The indication for primary prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy in patients with nonischemic heart...
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Dropping the A-bomb
Dr. William G. Wilkoff discusses diseases children might grow out of and labels.
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Essential tips to diagnose and intervene early in hair loss
Watch for a new trend – man bun traction alopecia.
Aesthetic Dermatology
Dual fractional laser offers advantages for facial rejuvenation
MIAMI – A combination of ablative and nonablative lasers in the same device can yield facial rejuvenation improvements for patients and provides...
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In active CLL with deletion 17p, consider trial enrollment
NEW YORK – Outside of clinical trials, therapy for early stage chronic lymphocytic leukemia in patients with deletion of the short arm of...
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Antibiotics have a role in PANS even with no infection
SAN FRANCISCO - Pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome could be part of the overall increase in autoimmune disease and psychiatric...
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Thigh muscle weakness predicts knee osteoarthritis in women only
Sex-based differences in intramuscular adiposity may potentially be the key to why weakness in the lower thigh muscles is a stronger risk factor...
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Nicardipine okay to use after pediatric cardiac surgery
HOUSTON – The use of nicardipine following cardiac surgery in children appears to be safe and effective, results from a single-center study...
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In high-risk myeloma, look beyond VRD for induction
There’s more to induction therapy for transplant-eligible multiple myeloma patients than the go-to combination of bortezomib, lenalidomide, and...