Yaws: Are 3 Rounds of Mass Azithromycin Better Than 1?
Three-round strategy bests targeted treatment in reducing community caseload Three rounds of mass...
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Metastatic Melanoma: Relatlimab-Nivolumab Combo Bests Nivolumab Alone
Combo more than doubles PFS in RELATIVITY-047 The combination of relatlimab and nivolumab was...
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Normothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
Nearly doubled use of donor livers from cadavers compared with ischemic cold storage Donor liver...
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Are Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Safe After Radiotherapy?
ICIs after RT do not significantly increase risks of serious AEs in cancer patients Treatment with...
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Covid-19: Mild, Asymptomatic Covid May Trigger Persistent Autoantibodies
Men in study showed greater autoreactivity than women SARS-CoV-2 infection may trigger long term...
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Covid-19: ACIP Backs Vax Boosters for Teens Age 12-15
Vote comes as health officials push back against CDC’s quarantine guidance The CDC’s...
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Analysis Finds Cardiovascular Disease More Likely to Trigger Midlife Cognitive Decline In Women
For men, CHF associated with language decline Though the frequency of cardiovascular conditions...
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Severe Aplastic Anemia: Adding Eltrombopag Improves Hematologic Response, EFS
Results support eltrombopag + standard immunosuppression as new standard of care When added to...
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Covid-19: Study Confirms Waning Protection in Months Following Vaccination
Delta variant linked to smaller transmission reductions than Alpha variant Vaccination against...
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Pragmatic Trial Tests Parkinson’s Adjuvant Therapies
Some dopamine reuptake inhibitors may be more effective Dopamine agonists and dopamine reuptake...
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Covid-19: INF Beta-1a Shows No Benefit in Hospitalized Patients
ACTT-3 trial showed possible harm in patients requiring high-flow oxygen Adding interferon (IFN)...
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Study Details Cardiometabolic Burden of MACS, Cushing Syndrome
Risks include increased incidence and severity of HTN, type 2 diabetes Patients with mild...
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Covid-19: Prone Positioning May Reduce Intubation Need in Hypoxic Patients
Meta-analysis highlights potential benefit of longer duration prone positioning Longer duration...
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CMSC: Natalizumab for MS During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Overall outcomes good after Covid infection, vaccine for most patients At the recent Consortium of...
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Covid Long Hauler Symptoms Reported by as Many as 1 in 7
Both severe and mild cases associated with symptoms months later Within three weeks of a...
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Low ’T’ Not Necessarily Troublesome for the Heart
Testosterone levels unlikely to cause age-related increase in CV disease The latest data on...
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Guidance for Managing Pain in Patients with Cancer and OUD
Strategies gleaned from palliative care, addiction specialist consensus Patient prognosis was the...
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Fair Number of Pregnant Women Land in Hospital with the Flu
Less than a third in national database were vaccinated Around 30% of women hospitalized with the...
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Mixed Results Using Ultrasound to Detect Some H&N Cancers
Non-invasive imaging offers good sensitivity but high false-positive rate Ultrasonography (US)...
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AAN Updates Tx Guidelines for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Guidance provides clinically relevant details on counseling, drug classes New, clinically relevant...
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