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December 16, 2021
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Breast cancer overdiagnoses in U.S. common, inaccurately reported

Breast cancer overdiagnoses in U.S. common, inaccurately reported

One in seven U.S. women will be overdiagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetimes, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 15, 2021
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DES systems to facilitate transradial PCI receive FDA approval

DES systems to facilitate transradial PCI receive FDA approval

Svelte Medical Systems announced the FDA approved two of its drug-eluting stent systems designed to facilitate transradial PCI.

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December 08, 2021
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Thyroid symptoms, quality of life improve after total thyroidectomy with Graves’ disease

Thyroid symptoms, quality of life improve after total thyroidectomy with Graves’ disease

Adults with Graves’ disease who undergo a total thyroidectomy experience improvements in quality of life and thyroid-specific symptoms both shortly after and longer after surgery, according to findings published in Thyroid.

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December 02, 2021
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Inhaled pulmonary vasodilator therapies confer similar outcomes in adult lung transplant

Inhaled pulmonary vasodilator therapies confer similar outcomes in adult lung transplant

Compared with inhaled nitric oxide, inhaled epoprostenol was associated with similar risk for primary graft dysfunction and other postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lung transplant.

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December 01, 2021
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Health care workers faced moral injury during pandemic

Health care workers faced moral injury during pandemic

Health care professionals experienced fear of infection, short staffing and inadequate protective equipment during the pandemic in 2020, resulting in emotional distress, according to results of a qualitative study published in JAMA Network Open.

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November 30, 2021
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EHR data reveal ‘red flag’ comorbidities years before cardiac amyloidosis diagnosis

Common “red flag” comorbid conditions stored in the electronic health record often preceded the diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis by years, according to a presentation from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

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November 23, 2021
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Racial, ethnic disparities found in imaging, treatment of hip, knee OA

Results showed African American, Asian and Hispanic patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis had significant disparities in the utilization of imaging, administration of injections and total joint arthroplasty compared with white patients.

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November 18, 2021
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Racial disparities persist in home dialysis use across the US

Racial disparities persist in home dialysis use across the US

Following the 2011 Medicare prospective payment reform for dialysis services, racial disparities have persisted among patients using home dialysis in the U.S., according to a speaker at ASN Kidney Week.

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November 05, 2021
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Vaccination safe for patients with renal cell carcinoma who received checkpoint inhibitors

Vaccination safe for patients with renal cell carcinoma who received checkpoint inhibitors

COVID-19 vaccination appeared safe for patients with renal cell carcinoma receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to retrospective study results presented at International Kidney Cancer Symposium.

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October 26, 2021
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GALACTIC-HF: Omecamtiv mecarbil effective in patients with severe HF

GALACTIC-HF: Omecamtiv mecarbil effective in patients with severe HF

In a post hoc analysis of the GALACTIC-HF trial, omecamtiv mecarbil reduced the primary endpoint of time to first HF event or CV death among patients with severe HF.

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