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December 19, 2024
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Palliative care, mental health services underutilized in pancreatic cancer

Palliative care, mental health services underutilized in pancreatic cancer

Individuals with pancreatic cancer underutilized palliative care and mental health services, according to a retrospective analysis.

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June 28, 2024
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‘Nobody else to see’: Families trek hundreds of miles for pediatric rheumatology visits

‘Nobody else to see’: Families trek hundreds of miles for pediatric rheumatology visits

“Your foot is very swollen. Like, there’s definitely something really wrong with your foot.”

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May 11, 2024
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Hypogonadism may greatly increase mortality odds for hospitalized adults with asthma

Hypogonadism may greatly increase mortality odds for hospitalized adults with asthma

NEW ORLEANS — Adults with asthma and hypogonadism have greatly increased risk for mortality during hospitalization compared with adults with asthma and normal testosterone levels, according to data presented at the AACE annual meeting.

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January 10, 2024
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Speaker: Consider complete pathology, surgical techniques for tibial plateau fractures

Speaker: Consider complete pathology, surgical techniques for tibial plateau fractures

WAILEA, Hawaii — When it comes to treating tibial plateau fractures, surgeons need to fully understand the complete fracture pathology and all of the components, according to a presenter here.

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October 03, 2023
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Receipt of immunotherapy for head and neck cancer varies by race, cancer type

Receipt of immunotherapy for head and neck cancer varies by race, cancer type

White patients and those with nonoropharyngeal cancer and advanced disease appeared more likely to receive immunotherapy for head and neck cancer squamous cell carcinoma, according to study results.

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September 01, 2023
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Antibiotic prescriptions linked to significant delays in head and neck cancer diagnosis

Antibiotic prescriptions linked to significant delays in head and neck cancer diagnosis

Approximately 15% of individuals with head and neck cancer received an antibiotic prescription within 3 months of diagnosis, study results showed.

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July 17, 2023
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27.6% of kids missed or delayed preventive care during COVID-19 pandemic

27.6% of kids missed or delayed preventive care during COVID-19 pandemic

More than one-fourth of children in the United States had delayed or missed preventive care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study published in JAMA Network Open.

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September 06, 2022
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Hypogonadism increases likelihood of hospitalization for men with COVID-19

Hypogonadism increases likelihood of hospitalization for men with COVID-19

Men with hypogonadism who contract COVID-19 are more likely to be hospitalized compared with those with normal testosterone levels, according to study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

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May 13, 2022
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Sex hormone-binding globulin level may predict liver fibrosis for men with NAFLD

Sex hormone-binding globulin level may predict liver fibrosis for men with NAFLD

SAN DIEGO — Higher sex hormone-binding globulin levels may predict liver fibrosis for men with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a presenter at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Conference.

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February 04, 2022
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Weight loss after bariatric surgery linked to higher testosterone for male adolescents

Weight loss after bariatric surgery linked to higher testosterone for male adolescents

Adolescent boys with severe obesity who lost weight loss with bariatric surgery saw increases in free and total testosterone, according to study findings published in the European Journal of Endocrinology.

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