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March 22, 2023
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Patients with lung cancer, depression have higher inflammation levels

Patients with lung cancer, depression have higher inflammation levels

Moderate to severe depression in patients with lung cancer was linked to elevated inflammation levels, and the biomarkers measuring inflammation predicted poor survival, according to study results published in PLOS ONE.

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March 08, 2023
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People with sickle cell disease seldom receive newer pain medications

People with sickle cell disease seldom receive newer pain medications

Fewer than 4% of eligible individuals with sickle cell disease received prescriptions for newer FDA-approved pain medications, according to study results published in Blood Advances.

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February 13, 2023
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Q&A: Virtual reality program prepares EMTs, physicians for mass casualty disasters

Q&A: Virtual reality program prepares EMTs, physicians for mass casualty disasters

A new virtual reality program is providing first responders, law enforcement and physicians with training and experience in mass casualty disasters, occurrences that have grown significantly over the last several years.

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February 13, 2023
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Half of patients with gestational diabetes follow up with primary care after giving birth

Half of patients with gestational diabetes follow up with primary care after giving birth

About 50% of patients with gestational diabetes followed up with primary care in the first year postpartum, despite guidelines recommending universal follow up to improve health outcomes, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 12, 2023
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Cancer mortality declines 33% in past 30 years; prostate cancer cases on the rise

Cancer mortality declines 33% in past 30 years; prostate cancer cases on the rise

Cancer mortality in the United States has declined by 33% since 1991, according to an American Cancer Society report released today.

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January 10, 2023
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Intravascular lithotripsy before transcatheter mitral valve replacement may be feasible

Intravascular lithotripsy before transcatheter mitral valve replacement may be feasible

Employing intravascular lithotripsy facilitated transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a patient with severe mitral annular and mitral valve leaflet calcification, according to a report on a first-in-human procedure.

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December 28, 2022
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Survey: 1 in 4 cardiologists report having a mental health condition

Survey: 1 in 4 cardiologists report having a mental health condition

In an American College of Cardiology survey with responses from nearly 6,000 cardiologists worldwide, about one-quarter reported having a mental health condition.

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December 15, 2022
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No differences in bleeding, thromboembolic events with DOACs vs. warfarin after surgery

No differences in bleeding, thromboembolic events with DOACs vs. warfarin after surgery

Patients who received apixaban or rivaroxaban after cardiac surgery were no more likely to experience major bleeding or thromboembolic events compared with patients who received warfarin after surgery, data from a single-center study show.

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November 13, 2022
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Cardiometabolic multimorbidities increase mortality risk in Black adults

Cardiometabolic multimorbidities increase mortality risk in Black adults

Black adults in the United States with multiple cardiometabolic morbidities are at increased risk for both all-cause and CHD mortality, according to a study.

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November 07, 2022
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VIDEO: Cabozantinib regimen 'reasonably well tolerated,' not effective over monotherapy

VIDEO: Cabozantinib regimen 'reasonably well tolerated,' not effective over monotherapy

Cabozantinib combined with nivolumab and ipilimumab was "reasonably well tolerated," though it did not display an efficacy advantage over monotherapy, Bhavana Konda, MD, MPH, said in an interview with Healio.

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