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April 11, 2024
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New data support 'potentially practice-changing' approach to sentinel lymph node biopsy

New data support 'potentially practice-changing' approach to sentinel lymph node biopsy

Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be omitted in certain patients with early-stage breast cancer, according to findings presented at American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting.

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March 26, 2024
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Chest X-ray AI analysis potentially predicts ASCVD risk for patients with missing EMR data

Chest X-ray AI analysis potentially predicts ASCVD risk for patients with missing EMR data

Artificial intelligence analysis of a single chest radiograph may predict 10-year CVD risk beyond the traditional atherosclerotic CVD risk calculator, even among individuals with missing electronic medical record data, researchers reported.

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March 20, 2024
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Serum urate predicts 10-year risk for recurrent gout hospitalization, flares

Serum urate predicts 10-year risk for recurrent gout hospitalization, flares

Patients with higher baseline serum urate levels demonstrate increased recurrent gout hospitalization rates and subsequent risk for flare over 10 years of follow-up, according to data published in JAMA.

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March 18, 2024
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Watchful waiting may decrease health care costs vs. physical therapy for frozen shoulder

Watchful waiting may decrease health care costs vs. physical therapy for frozen shoulder

SAN FRANCISCO — For patients with idiopathic adhesive capsulitis or “frozen shoulder,” watchful waiting yielded similar outcomes with lower costs and decreased health care burden vs. physical therapy, according to presented results.

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March 14, 2024
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Multi-engineered CAR-T confers significant, rapid reduction of aggressive brain tumor

Multi-engineered CAR-T confers significant, rapid reduction of aggressive brain tumor

A novel chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy produced significant tumor reductions in patients with glioblastoma, results from a phase 1 trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed.

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March 13, 2024
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Therapy after traumatic childbirth may protect against PTSD symptoms

Therapy after traumatic childbirth may protect against PTSD symptoms

Brief psychological therapies delivered soon after traumatic childbirth may provide an opportunity to protect against childbirth-related PTSD symptoms, researchers reported.

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March 10, 2024
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BLOG: Caring for patients receiving adoptive cellular therapy

BLOG: Caring for patients receiving adoptive cellular therapy

Adoptive cellular therapies such as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy have transformed the landscape of care for patients with relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies.

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March 06, 2024
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Mobile app helps address sexual dysfunction in stem cell transplant survivors

Mobile app helps address sexual dysfunction in stem cell transplant survivors

A multimodal phone app proved feasible for addressing sexual dysfunction among hematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors, according to results presented at Tandem Meeting | Transplantation & Cellular Therapy Meetings of ASTCT and CIBMTR.

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February 28, 2024
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Cannabis use ups risk for heart attacks, strokes

Cannabis use ups risk for heart attacks, strokes

U.S. adults who reported cannabis use were at higher risk for coronary heart disease, MI and stroke compared with nonusers, with the risks persisting for cannabis users who reported never smoking tobacco, data show.

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February 20, 2024
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Surgical remission of Cushing’s disease may increase odds for autoimmune disease

Surgical remission of Cushing’s disease may increase odds for autoimmune disease

Adults who achieved remission after surgery for Cushing’s disease are more likely to develop autoimmune disease than those with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas, according to data published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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