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October 09, 2020
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Nephrology News & Issues names new associate editors


  <i>Nephrology News &amp; Issues</i> names new associate editors

Healio has named Graham Abra, MD, and Anna Burgner, MD, MEHP, associate editors for Nephrology News & Issues and Healio Nephrology. The positions are new additions to the Nephrology News & Issues Editorial Advisory Board.

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October 02, 2020
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Hospitalization for acute COPD exacerbation linked to mortality of subsequent CV events

Hospitalization for acute COPD exacerbation linked to mortality of subsequent CV events

Preceding hospitalization for acute COPD exacerbation was associated with increased risk for 90-day and overall mortality of cardiovascular events, according to a study published in CHEST.

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October 01, 2020
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Many Americans will forgo flu shot despite fears of COVID-19 ‘twindemic’

Many Americans will forgo flu shot despite fears of COVID-19 &lsquo;twindemic&rsquo;

Although influenza vaccination rates have increased in the United States, new data showed that less than 60% of U.S. adults plan to get vaccinated against influenza this season, despite fears of a COVID-19 “twindemic,” experts said.

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September 23, 2020
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Lorlatinib ‘highly effective’ as first-line therapy for ALK-positive NSCLC

Lorlatinib &lsquo;highly effective&rsquo; as first-line therapy for <i>ALK</i>-positive NSCLC

Lorlatinib appeared superior to crizotinib as first-line treatment for advanced ALK-positive non-small cell lung cancer, according to an interim analysis of the randomized phase 3 CROWN study presented at ESMO Virtual Congress 2020.

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September 18, 2020
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Socioeconomic, insurance status linked to racial disparities in prostate cancer mortality

Socioeconomic, insurance status linked to racial disparities in prostate cancer mortality

Socioeconomic and insurance status appeared associated with increased mortality after prostate cancer surgery among Black men, who were twice as likely as white men to die of the disease, according to study results published in Cancer.

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August 20, 2020
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Creative approaches needed to increase flu vaccine uptake amid COVID-19

Creative approaches needed to increase flu vaccine uptake amid COVID-19

Primary care physicians will need to deploy safe, creative measures to improve influenza vaccination rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert told Healio Primary Care.

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August 07, 2020
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Algorithm identifies risk-stratifying glioblastoma tumor cells

Algorithm identifies risk-stratifying glioblastoma tumor cells

An unsupervised, automated machine learning algorithm successfully identified glioblastoma tumor cells and stratified survival outcomes, according to study results published in eLife.

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