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COPD adds complexity to shared decision making for LDCT lung cancer screening
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- Bianca Nogrady
Current guidelines stress the importance of shared decision making, with discussion of the risks and benefits of screening.
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Cost a factor in breast cancer treatment decisions
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- Bianca Nogrady
Though cost was a significant factor in decisions about surgical options, more than three-quarters of women said they never discussed costs with...
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Brain imaging could predict response to CBT in depression
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- Bianca Nogrady
The imaging suggested that individuals who responded showed more pretreatment neural activity in areas of the brain that deal with the acquisition...
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Placental bacteria not linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes
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- Bianca Nogrady
But the researchers found significant associations between delivery-associated vaginal bacteria and preeclampsia and preterm birth.
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Researchers combine genetic and clinical factors in new VTE risk score
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- Bianca Nogrady
MELBOURNE – A score that combines both genetic and clinical risk factors for VTE in patients with lymphoma may offer a better option than current...
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Concizumab looks feasible in hemophilia A and B treatment
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- Bianca Nogrady
MELBOURNE – The monoclonal antibody concizumab has shown a favorable safety profile and significant reductions in bleeding for patients with...
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Acid-suppressing drug use associated with increased antiallergy drug use
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- Bianca Nogrady
People taking acid-suppressing medications such as proton pump inhibitors are subsequently more likely to use anti-allergy drugs.
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No increase in UTI risk with SGLT-2 inhibitors
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- Bianca Nogrady
SGLT-2 inhibitors are not associated with an increased risk of severe urinary tract infections, compared...
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RNA interference drug fitusiran looks effective in both hemophilia A and B
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
MELBOURNE – The RNA interference drug fitusiran is associated with significant reductions in bleeding rates in patients with hemophilia A and B,...
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Early phase trial shows durable responses to gene therapy for hemophilia A
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- Bianca Nogrady
MELBOURNE – Gene therapy to replace factor VIII in patients with hemophilia has shown sustained reductions in bleeding rates with no significant...
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Lichenoid dermatitis with mycosis fungoides features linked to checkpoint inhibitor therapy
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- Bianca Nogrady
A patient treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for thyroid carcinoma presented with lichenoid dermatitis with mycosis fungoides–like...
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Increased cardiovascular risk seen early on with testosterone replacement therapy
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- Bianca Nogrady
Testosterone replacement therapy for low testosterone is associated with an early increase in the risk of...
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Air pollution levels correlated with cardiorespiratory mortality, reduced life expectancy
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- Bianca Nogrady
Fine particulate matter pollution is associated with increased cardiorespiratory mortality, particularly in lower-income areas.
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Emicizumab follow-up shows further bleeding declines
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- Bianca Nogrady
MELBOURNE – Longer-term follow-up data with emicizumab in hemophilia A shows further declines in bleeding rates and improvement in target joints...
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Minor surgeries appear safe for hemophilia patients on emicizumab
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- Bianca Nogrady
MELBOURNE – Patients with hemophilia A treated with emicizumab can safely undergo minor surgery, often without needing prophylactic coagulation...