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April 19, 2023
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ACP meeting touches on latest clinical topics with ‘world-class speakers’

This year’s ACP Internal Medicine Meeting is taking place in person in San Diego and virtually from April 27 to April 29.

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April 01, 2023
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American Cancer Society presents researcher of the year award

Vanessa B. Sheppard, PhD, received American Cancer Society’s 2022 Researcher of the Year Award.

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November 23, 2022
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Nonsteroidal MRAs: Will finerenone take the throne?

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists disrupt the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and provide beneficial outcomes in several renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system-mediated disease states.

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October 11, 2022
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ACC issues decision pathway for diagnosis of acute chest pain in ED

The American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee has issued an expert consensus decision pathway for the diagnosis and acute chest pain in the ED.

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August 17, 2022
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Germline testing ‘should be considered’ for all patients with lung cancer, data suggest

About 15% of a large cohort of patients with lung cancer had pathogenic germline variants, nearly all of which could be clinically actionable, according to study results presented during an ASCO Plenary Series session.

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July 20, 2022
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Expert: ‘Valuable, real-world data’ combats rising prevalence of NAFLD

LONDON — Longitudinal serum alanine aminotransferase trajectories remained stable over time among a subset of patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to research presented at the International Liver Congress.

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April 05, 2022
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Immunotherapy safe within 90 days of radiation therapy for patients with cancer

Use of an immune checkpoint inhibitor within 90 days of radiation therapy did not increase risk for serious adverse events among patients with cancer, according to a pooled analysis of prospective trial data published in JAMA Oncology.

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February 23, 2022
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Cancer survivors undergoing treatment more likely to believe COVID-19 misinformation

Patients undergoing cancer treatment demonstrated a higher likelihood of believing misinformation related to COVID-19 than those without a history of cancer, according to a study published in Patient Education and Counseling.

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November 15, 2021
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Limited mobility, activity typically seen with limb girdle muscular dystrophy

Survey data provided insight into the symptomatic burden of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, according to study results published in Neuromuscular Disorders.

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November 15, 2021
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Progress made toward understanding best noninvasive tests for NASH, fibrosis diagnosis

To streamline and validate diagnosis of and clinical trials in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, one group is on a mission to determine the best non-invasive tests for all physicians to use, according to a presentation.

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