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COPD adds complexity to shared decision making for LDCT lung cancer screening
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
compared...
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RNA interference drug fitusiran looks effective in both hemophilia A and B
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
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
A patient treated with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for thyroid carcinoma presented with lichenoid dermatitis with mycosis fungoides–like...
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Air pollution levels correlated with cardiorespiratory mortality, reduced life expectancy
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
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
MELBOURNE – Patients with hemophilia A treated with emicizumab can safely undergo minor surgery, often without needing prophylactic coagulation...