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‘Hair is identity’: Low-dose oral minoxidil treats hair loss in breast cancer survivors
One in eight women will suffer from breast cancer in their lifetime. Eight percent will decline treatment due to the fear of alopecia.
Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy doubles psoriasis risk
Patients with cancer who received immune checkpoint inhibitors exhibited increased risk for psoriasis compared with those treated with chemotherapy or targeted therapy.
Preventing first thrombosis remains top unmet need in antiphospholipid syndrome
SAN DIEGO — Preventing the first thrombosis, and better circumvention of the second, are currently the biggest obstacles in managing antiphospholipid syndrome, according to a speaker at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.
Blog: Tips for first-time attendees of orthopedic conferences
You just returned from a major academic conference for your medical specialty. It is time to relax, reflect and unwind.
Al-assisted navigation increases referrals for suspected pancreatic cancer
CHICAGO — An AI-guided navigation workflow helped identify patients earlier in the diagnostic timeline than the traditional cancer referral process while reducing times to biopsy, follow-up and treatment initiation, study results showed.
Comment period opens on creation of independent certification board of CV medicine
Progress has been made in the creation of a new independent Board of Cardiovascular Medicine under the American Board of Medical Specialties, several cardiology societies announced.