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October 11, 2023
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Perception of infertility risk mostly inaccurate among young female cancer survivors

Perception of infertility risk mostly inaccurate among young female cancer survivors

Female adolescent and young adult cancer survivors reported higher rates of perceived infertility risk and frequently overestimated or underestimated their risk, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

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September 28, 2023
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VIDEO: CVD risk stratification can be valuable when considering menopausal HT

VIDEO: CVD risk stratification can be valuable when considering menopausal HT

PHILADELPHIA — In this video exclusive, Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD, MSCP, talks about selecting therapies for menopausal symptoms for women with a history of cardiovascular disease.

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September 10, 2023
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‘A very exciting time’: Voclosporin, cell therapies represent future of lupus treatment

‘A very exciting time’: Voclosporin, cell therapies represent future of lupus treatment

SAN DIEGO —The recent voclosporin approval and continued research into cell therapies make this a “very exciting time” for lupus nephritis therapy, according to a speaker 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

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August 18, 2023
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VIDEO: Meeting aims to ‘optimize the cardiometabolic health of female patients’

VIDEO: Meeting aims to ‘optimize the cardiometabolic health of female patients’

DANA POINT, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, the co-chairs of the Cardiometabolic Health Congress (CMHC) Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass discuss the goals of the meeting.

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July 28, 2023
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Common Sense Oncology movement focuses on outcomes that matter most to patients

Common Sense Oncology movement focuses on outcomes that matter most to patients

An international group of oncologists and patient advocates has launched a movement to establish a more patient-centered approach to cancer care and research.

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July 24, 2023
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A ‘literal cancer moonshot:’ Researchers test oncology drugs in space

A ‘literal cancer moonshot:’ Researchers test oncology drugs in space

UC San Diego researcher Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, likes to think of it as a “literal cancer moonshot.”

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July 21, 2023
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Anticancer-drug dose changes, discontinuations lead to $4,290 in pill wastage per patient

Anticancer-drug dose changes, discontinuations lead to $4,290 in pill wastage per patient

Wastage from dose reduction or discontinuation of the most common oral anticancer drugs costs a mean of $4,290 per patient, results of a retrospective study showed.

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July 18, 2023
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Extended histrelin implant use an option for transgender care, central precocious puberty

Extended histrelin implant use an option for transgender care, central precocious puberty

Most transgender youths or children with central precocious puberty had a sustained biochemical response after using a histrelin implant for more than 17 months, according to a study published in Transgender Health.

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June 14, 2023
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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome a common complication of COVID-19

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome a common complication of COVID-19

PHILADELPHIA — Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a common cardiac complication in COVID-19 survivors and research is ongoing as to optimal treatments, a speaker said during the Heart in Diabetes CME Conference.

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June 07, 2023
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IUD complete expulsion rates similar for placement at early, later postpartum visits

IUD complete expulsion rates similar for placement at early, later postpartum visits

Early IUD placement at 2 to 4 weeks postpartum was noninferior to placement at 6 to 8 weeks postpartum for expulsion, but not partial expulsion, according to a randomized noninferiority trial published in JAMA.

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