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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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September 19, 2024
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Greater soft tissue thickness may be associated with revision total ankle arthroplasty

Greater soft tissue thickness may be associated with revision total ankle arthroplasty

Radiographic measurements showed greater soft tissue thickness at the tibial and talar regions of the ankle was associated with the need for revision total ankle arthroplasty, according to presented results.

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September 12, 2024
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Mass ECG screening for atrial fibrillation in older adults does not seem to prevent stroke

Mass ECG screening for atrial fibrillation in older adults does not seem to prevent stroke

Mass ECG screening for atrial fibrillation in older adults did not reduce the incidence of stroke or stroke hospitalization, according to the results of two trials presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

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