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Rotavirus vaccine saved an estimated $924 million in 4 years
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- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Widespread rotavirus vaccination led to sustained declines in diarrhea-related hospitalizations among U.S.
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ASCO endorses "no ink on tumor" guidelines for breast cancer surgery
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- Amy Karon
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Guidelines call for minimum presurgical evaluation in uncomplicated SUI
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- Amy Karon
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Vaccine-chemo combination boosts immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: A therapeutic vaccine combined with low-dose chemotherapy converted pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas into immunogenic cancers...
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Bionic pancreas beat standard insulin pump in type 1 diabetes
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: A bihormonal bionic pancreas achieved better glycemic control than did insulin pump therapy.Major finding: Patients with type...
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Brodalumab outperformed placebo for psoriatic arthritis
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Interleukin-17 receptor A is a potential treatment target in psoriatic arthritis patients, whether or not they have received...
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Poor Cardiovascular Health Predicted Cognitive Impairment
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Intermediate or high cardiovascular health can lower the risk of cognitive impairment, compared with low CVH.
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Poor cardiovascular health predicted cognitive impairment
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- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Intermediate or high cardiovascular health can lower the risk of cognitive impairment, compared with low CVH.
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Varied drug MOAs tied to better outcomes in partial-onset seizures
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Partial onset seizures responded better when patients used two drugs, each with its unique MOA, concomitantly.Major finding:...
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Circumcision may cut prostate cancer risk in black men
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Major finding: Circumcision had a significant protective effect against prostate cancer in black men (odds ratio, 0.40; 95% confidence interval, 0...
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Study identified cutoff for vertical HBV transmission
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Prenatal HBV screening followed by postnatal prophylaxis is effective at preventing vertical transmission of HBV, but prenatal...
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Online and in-person care fostered similar improvements in atopic dermatitis symptoms
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical point: Patients may be willing to pay out of pocket in return for expedited and effective care without traveling, waiting, or missing...
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Laparoscopic surgery cut length of hospital stay in colorectal cancer
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical finding: Laparoscopy should be considered over open surgery for colorectal cancer. Major finding: Median total hospital stay was...
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Pancreatic cancer predicted to become second-leading cause of U.S. cancer deaths by 2030
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- Amy Karon
Major finding: In the United States, pancreatic and liver cancers are projected to overtake breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers to become the...
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Biomarker panel identified patients with pancreatic cancer
- Author:
- Amy Karon
Key clinical finding: A noninvasive test may soon identify early pancreatic cancer in high-risk individuals.Major finding: Sensitivity and...