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SAN DIEGO — Using artificial intelligence methods in ulcerative colitis, researchers showed that neural networks produce as sensitive and specific readings as expert physician readers when used in ideal conditions, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.

An investigational therapeutic vaccine eliminated high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and underlying HPV infection among one-third of women in a phase 2 trial, according to study results.

CMS has announced a proposed 15% increase in the amount it would reimburse hospitals for inpatient CAR T-cell therapy for Medicare patients.

Patients with cancer routinely receive drugs classified by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, or NIOSH, as hazardous to workers who handle them.

PHILADELPHIA — In this video from the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Melissa Pynnonen, MD, MSc, professor of otolaryngology at the University of Michigan, discusses common ear, nose and throat conditions that primary care physicians may see in practice and when they warrant a referral to a specialist.

The use of text messaging via smartphone as a means of supporting secondary prevention in patients with CHD did not lead to a significant reduction in BP after 6 months compared with usual care, but the mobile intervention was feasible and accepted by the patients, according to findings presented during the American Heart Association Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions.

More than 70% of interventional radiologists reported feeling burned out, according to the results of a survey presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — Since 1996, survival in patients with acute aortic dissection has increased, according to data from the IRAD registry presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Patients were more likely to dispose unneeded opioids within 6 weeks of undergoing an elective surgical procedure if they received an activated charcoal bag for in-home disposal, according to a published research letter.

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