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March 18, 2025
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Innovative surgery ‘changes the game’ for colorectal cancer that metastasizes to liver

Barclay Missen had resigned himself to hospice care.

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February 07, 2025
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VIDEO: Understanding topical steroid withdrawal syndrome important for treating patients

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Topical steroid withdrawal syndrome may signal a reminder to clinicians to be good stewards of topical treatments, according to a speaker at Masters of Pediatric Dermatology.

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January 29, 2025
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Differences in education contribute to disparities in early pregnancy heart health

Education was demonstrated to be a potentially significant factor explaining racial/ethnic differences in early pregnancy heart health among Black and Hispanic individuals compared with white individuals, researchers reported.

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January 24, 2025
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Q&A: Oncofertility innovator awarded National Medal of Science

Few researchers can claim to be a pioneer in their field quite like Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD.

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January 10, 2025
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Polypills may be cost-effective for CVD prevention in underserved US communities

A daily polypill was estimated to be cost-effective for primary CVD prevention among U.S. adults living in historically underserved communities with limited health care access and low income, researchers reported.

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October 28, 2024
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People with cancer want financial toxicity discussions ‘very early and very often’

Individuals with cancer expressed a preference for early and frequent provider-initiated discussions about financial toxicity, according to study findings.

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September 24, 2024
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Preinjury activity, fear of reinjury may impact return to activity after ankle fracture

While most patients may expect a return to daily activities after ankle fracture repair, presented results showed patients with sedentary preinjury levels of activity may have better odds of returning to normal activity after surgery.

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September 05, 2024
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Multilevel intervention increases advance care planning for people with advanced cancer

A multilevel care intervention increase advanced care planning versus clinician-level intervention alone for patients with genitourinary cancer, according to study results.

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June 01, 2024
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Targeted induction before immunotherapy shows limited benefit in advanced melanoma

CHICAGO — Sequencing encorafenib plus binimetinib with nivolumab and ipilimumab did not delay disease progression in adults with advanced BRAF-mutated melanoma, results from a randomized phase 2 trial showed.

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April 30, 2024
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Racial discrimination during adolescence tied to metabolic syndrome for young Black adults

Black adolescents who face more racial discrimination may be more likely to have metabolic syndrome at age 31 years, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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