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October 17, 2024
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Percentage of women matched for hand fellowship increased between 2017 and 2024

Percentage of women matched for hand fellowship increased between 2017 and 2024

Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed an increase in the percentage of women matched for hand fellowship between 2017 and 2024.

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September 08, 2023
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Socio-racial characteristics may affect outcomes in primary myelofibrosis

Socio-racial characteristics may affect outcomes in primary myelofibrosis

Study results presented at Society of Hematologic Oncology Annual Meeting highlight the potential effect that socio-racial characteristics may have on outcomes of patients with primary myelofibrosis.

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June 19, 2023
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Healthy lifestyle important to primary prevention in postmenopausal women with normal BMI

Healthy lifestyle important to primary prevention in postmenopausal women with normal BMI

Despite no history of CVD and normal BMI, maintaining a healthy lifestyle involving diet, low alcohol intake, no smoking and physical activity may be important for postmenopausal women in preventing a first CVD event, researchers reported.

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May 17, 2023
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Hearts from donors with COVID-19 at time of death may confer worse survival for recipients

Hearts from donors with COVID-19 at time of death may confer worse survival for recipients

Transplant recipients with donor hearts from people who had active COVID-19 at time of death had worse 6-month and 1-year survival outcomes than those who had hearts from donors recovered from or without COVID-19, researchers reported.

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May 04, 2023
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Antibacterial regimen reduces severity of radiation therapy-induced dermatitis

Antibacterial regimen reduces severity of radiation therapy-induced dermatitis

A bacterial decolonization-based regimen safely and effectively prevented development of severe acute radiation dermatitis among adults receiving radiation therapy, results of a randomized phase 2/phase 3 trial showed.

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February 20, 2023
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Older patients with rheumatic disease report low levels of ‘vigorous’ physical activity

Older patients with rheumatic disease report low levels of ‘vigorous’ physical activity

Older patients with rheumatic diseases are less to report “vigorous” levels of physical activity, compared with other age groups, which may lead to more lifestyle difficulties, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

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December 06, 2022
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Levels of post-chemotherapy biomarker for distant metastatic recurrence vary by race

Levels of post-chemotherapy biomarker for distant metastatic recurrence vary by race

SAN ANTONIO — Levels of a prognostic biomarker for distant metastatic recurrence varied by race among a subset of women who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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August 08, 2022
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Meta-analysis: Rhythm control with catheter ablation ‘preferred treatment’ in AF, HFrEF

Meta-analysis: Rhythm control with catheter ablation ‘preferred treatment’ in AF, HFrEF

In patients with atrial fibrillation and concurrent HF with reduced ejection fraction, catheter ablation significantly reduced all-cause mortality compared with medical therapy, according to a new meta-analysis.

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July 19, 2022
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Memory complaints linked to lower self-reported type 2 diabetes medication adherence

Memory complaints linked to lower self-reported type 2 diabetes medication adherence

Adults with type 2 diabetes and more memory complaints are more likely to underreport medication adherence compared with those with fewer memory complaints, according to study data.

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May 30, 2022
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Health care utilization improvements in urban minority youth tied to better asthma control

Health care utilization improvements in urban minority youth tied to better asthma control

SAN FRANCISCO — In urban minority children with a high asthma burden, improvement in healthcare utilization rates was tied with better asthma control, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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