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October 28, 2022
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Carl H. June, MD, to receive award for translational scientific research

Carl H. June, MD, to receive award for translational scientific research

Carl H. June, MD, will receive the inaugural Maria I. New International Prize for Biomedical Research.

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October 04, 2022
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CAR-T has ‘fundamentally changed’ outcomes in follicular lymphoma

CAR-T has ‘fundamentally changed’ outcomes in follicular lymphoma

Follicular lymphoma is among the least common types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but the nature of the disease has allowed those who require treatment to benefit from the groundbreaking development of chimeric antigen receptor T cells.

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August 29, 2022
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Increased duration of overlap during lumbar fusion not associated with inferior outcomes

Increased duration of overlap during lumbar fusion not associated with inferior outcomes

According to published results, increasing the duration of overlap did not lead to any inferior short-term outcomes in patients undergoing overlapping, single-level, posterior lumbar fusion.

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August 13, 2022
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Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy awards $4.5 million to early career researchers

The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy presented $4.5 million in fellowship and scholarship awards to nine graduate and postdoctoral researchers.

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July 26, 2022
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CAR-T pioneer a ‘galvanizing’ force in research community

CAR-T pioneer a ‘galvanizing’ force in research community

Perhaps no one has been better prepared to become a leader in the field of cancer cellular immunotherapy than Marcela V. Maus, MD, PhD.

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July 26, 2022
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MD Anderson again ranked best cancer hospital in US

MD Anderson again ranked best cancer hospital in US

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has retained its distinction as the No. 1 cancer hospital in the country.

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June 26, 2022
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CV complications of COVID-19 vary widely; patients with HF at high risk

CV complications of COVID-19 vary widely; patients with HF at high risk

PHILADELPHIA — The CV complications of COVID-19 are wide-ranging, and the consequences can be especially serious in patients with HF, a speaker said at the Heart in Diabetes CME conference.

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June 13, 2022
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More pain, medication use seen with spinal vs. general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery

More pain, medication use seen with spinal vs. general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery

Published results showed use of spinal anesthesia during hip fracture surgery led to more pain in the first 24 hours and use of more prescription analgesia at 60 days compared with general anesthesia.

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June 13, 2022
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Preeclampsia, hypertension during pregnancy more than doubles long-term hypertension risk

Preeclampsia, hypertension during pregnancy more than doubles long-term hypertension risk

A cohort of mostly Black women who developed a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy were 2.4 times more likely to develop hypertension 10 years later, data from a prospective study show.

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June 10, 2022
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‘More work to do’ in oncology to collect useful data about symptoms, functional status

‘More work to do’ in oncology to collect useful data about symptoms, functional status

The randomized PROStep trial assessed whether remote patient-reported symptoms and passive activity monitoring could improve patient-clinician communication about symptoms and functional status of patients with cancer.

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