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April 04, 2025
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Experimental therapy for brain cancer gives ‘hope’; will be investigated in upcoming trial

An award-winning pathologist who devoted his life to melanoma research became the first person to receive a novel immunotherapy regimen for glioblastoma developed based on his own studies.

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March 17, 2025
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78-year-old man with acetabular bone defect after THA

A 78-year-old man presented to clinic with long-standing left groin and thigh pain.

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February 14, 2025
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Mixed-reality navigation tool may yield accurate acetabular component placement in THA

According to published results, a CT-based, mixed-reality navigation system yielded accurate and precise acetabular component placement in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.

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January 28, 2025
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Bariatric surgery lowers health care expenses for adults with type 2 diabetes, obesity

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduced health care expenditures after surgery for adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity, according to data published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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December 12, 2024
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Active monitoring safe for some patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ

SAN ANTONIO — Certain patients with low-risk ductal carcinoma can safely opt for active monitoring, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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November 27, 2024
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BLOG: Course offers ‘exceptional’ opportunity to engage in scientific, career discussions

I was truly honored to be selected as a scholar for the inaugural ASTCT Laboratory Science Training Course in July.

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November 07, 2024
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High-dose androgens may ‘rewrite the textbooks’ on prostate cancer treatment

One journal reviewer told Donald P. McDonnell, PhD, the research should be “banned from the literature.”

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November 05, 2024
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Sex, race, insurance type predict youth access to obesity drugs

SAN ANTONIO — Researchers identified several factors associated with likelihood of obesity drug prescription among youths, including female sex, higher obesity severity, having more comorbidities and older age, a speaker reported.

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October 10, 2024
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VIDEO: ‘Clear lack of data’ on digital CV health tools for women concerning

In this Healio video exclusive, Sana M. Al-Khatib, MD, professor of medicine at Duke University School of Medicine, discusses barriers to developing cardiovascular digital health solutions for women.

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October 07, 2024
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Bioinductive collagen implant may yield positive outcomes for rotator cuff augmentation

For patients with rotator cuff tears, augmentation with a bioinductive collagen implant may yield positive outcomes with low rates of retears and improved tendon thickness, according to published results.

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