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July 19, 2021
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Habitual coffee consumption may lower risk for irregular heartbeat

Habitual coffee consumption may lower risk for irregular heartbeat

Increasing amounts of habitual coffee consumption were inversely linked with a lower risk for arrhythmia, according to a prospective cohort study of nearly 400,000 adults in the United Kingdom.

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July 14, 2021
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Blood test may detect treatment failure earlier in oropharynx squamous cell cancer subset

Blood test may detect treatment failure earlier in oropharynx squamous cell cancer subset

A novel noninvasive droplet digital polymerase chain reaction-based assay predicted treatment response months before standard imaging scans among a cohort of patients with metastatic HPV-associated oropharynx squamous cell carcinoma.

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July 02, 2021
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Operator sex does not impact PCI outcomes

Operator sex does not impact PCI outcomes

Among interventional cardiologists, operator sex did not influence risk-adjusted mortality or morbidity, although female operators scored higher on appropriateness metrics and prescribed more guideline-directed medical therapy.

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June 28, 2021
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Virtual Reality in GI with Brennan Spiegel, MD

Virtual Reality in GI with Brennan Spiegel, MD

In this podcast episode, Brennan Spiegel, MD, MSHS, discusses virtual and augmented reality in gastroenterology from both a clinical and research perspective, as well as his thoughts on the future of the field.

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June 27, 2021
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Pandemic leads to changes in delivery of care for diabetic foot infections

Pandemic leads to changes in delivery of care for diabetic foot infections

The COVID-19 pandemic led to early disruptions in diabetic foot care during lockdowns, and cases of diabetes-associated foot infections increased after lockdowns were lifted, according to a speaker.

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June 24, 2021
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Teprotumumab effective, safe after 1 year in clinical use

Teprotumumab effective, safe after 1 year in clinical use

Teprotumumab was approved for the treatment of thyroid eye disease in January 2020. As real-world experience with teprotumumab increases, several clinical reports describing patient responses, safety and effectiveness are now appearing.

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June 21, 2021
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No difference in CV autonomic neuropathy with dapagliflozin vs. glimepiride

No difference in CV autonomic neuropathy with dapagliflozin vs. glimepiride

Adults with type 2 diabetes experienced no difference in cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy measures or B-type natriuretic peptide levels after 12 weeks of dapagliflozin therapy vs. 12 weeks of glimepiride, according to trial data.

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June 10, 2021
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Q&A: Physicians can ease ‘great anxiety’ surrounding puberty in girls

Q&A: Physicians can ease ‘great anxiety’ surrounding puberty in girls

Potential behavioral changes stemming from puberty were among the most common concerns of parents whose daughters presented for a premenarchal visit, researchers wrote in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

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June 07, 2021
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Osteoporosis drug initiation may lower mortality risk in adults with epilepsy

Osteoporosis drug initiation may lower mortality risk in adults with epilepsy

Adults with epilepsy who initiated any osteoporosis drug therapy had a lower 3-year mortality risk compared with those who did not take a medication, according to study data published in Bone.

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June 06, 2021
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ASCO announces award recipients

ASCO announces award recipients

Several researchers and global oncology leaders received ASCO’s Special Awards, the society’s highest honors.

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