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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
WHOPPING MORTALITY BENEFIT IN SEVERE COVID TRIAL
Treatment with a novel, oral microtubule disruptor significantly reduced the risk of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with severe...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
LUBRICANT SHOTS FOR KNEE OA: NO, THEY REALLY DON'T HELP
Researchers analyzing previous trials of hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis found that, although measurable benefit...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
CEND-1 OFFERS HOPE IN ADVANCED PANCREATIC CANCER
Chemotherapy combined with the CEND-1 cyclic peptide showed promising efficacy, and was well tolerated as a first-line treatment, for...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
FEWER COMPLICATIONS WITH ROBOTIC NEPHRECTOMY IN COMPLEX KIDNEY TUMORS
Robotic-assisted partial nephrectomy led to a lower rate of complications compared with open partial nephrectomy in patients with intermediate-...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
MEMOIRS OF A 'RECOVERING' PEER REVIEWER
In theory, the application of evidenced-based guidelines assists in reducing unwarranted variation in clinical practice and improving...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
FDA GETTING TOUGHER ON BIRTH TISSUE COMPANIES
The FDA may be getting tougher on birth tissue injection companies, experts in stem cells and regenerative medicine said. In its most...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
BUST FOR BALOVAPTAN IN TREATMENT OF CHILDHOOD AUTISM
An oral selective vasopressin 1a receptor antagonist failed at improving socialization and communication among those with pediatric...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
PEOPLE WITH GUM DISEASE ARE MORE PRONE TO HEART FAILURE
The link between periodontal disease and heart failure was reinforced by long-term data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
ANTI-LAG-3, PEMBROLIZUMAB DOUBLET CONTINUES TO IMPRESS IN METASTATIC NSCLC
At the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting, updated results of a phase II trial showed that the lymphocyte...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
HYPOTHYROIDISM MAY PREDICT DEMENTIA IN GOLDEN YEARS
Older people with a history of hypothyroidism may be at a much higher risk for developing dementia, a Taiwanese study found. Among...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
T1D STEM CELL TRIAL BACK ON; FIFTH GRADE OBESITY; ISLET AUTOANTIBODIES PREDICTIVE
After being hit with a clinical hold, Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced it's been given the FDA green-light to push forward on its phase...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
PROMISING NEW DEPRESSION TX; RACIALLY SKEWED ADHD DX; EFFECTIVE CLOZAPINE MONITORING
The FDA gave ANeuroTech positive feedback during a pre-investigational new drug meeting on the phase IIIb clinical program testing...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
FDA GIVES PHARMACISTS THUMBS UP FOR PAXLOVID PRESCRIBING
Licensed pharmacists can now prescribe nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for COVID-19 patients at high risk of progressing to severe disease ,...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
ASCO 2032: WHAT WILL BE THE BIG STORY IN LUNG CANCER?
New clinical research unveiled at the recent American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting has the potential to significantly...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
HERE'S HOW MANY U.S. DEATHS COVID VACCINES PREVENTED
The U.S. COVID-19 vaccination program prevented millions of infections as well as hundreds of thousands of deaths, according to a modeling...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
FLCCC CO-FOUNDER'S MEDICAL LICENSE EXPIRES
Paul Marik, MD, one of the founding members of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance , which has touted ivermectin as a treatment...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO EVERYDAY CHEMICALS TIED TO LIVER INJURY IN KIDS
Prenatal environmental exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals was associated with a higher risk for liver injury in children, a...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
HEY SIRI: IS HEALTH INFO FROM VOICE ASSISTANTS ACCURATE?
All voice assistants are not created equal, at least not when it comes to providing their users with helpful and correct medical information. Cases...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
DOC WHO PUSHED HCQ DIES; FAUCI'S FINAL PANDEMIC; WILL ABORTION BANS RESTRICT IVF?
Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week. Doctor...
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By MedPageToday - Jul 7, 2022
WHICH BIOLOGICS STICK LONGEST FOR PSORIASIS?
Patients stayed longer with guselkumab for psoriasis treatment than any other biologic drug, while adalimumab was dropped the quickest,...
Drugs, Drop, Registry
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Reply to Letter to the Editor: Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for pediatric...
Dear Editor,
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The Best Earyly Amazon Prime Day Deals
Amazon Prime Day 2022 is almost here! Tuesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 13, are days to celebrate savings. That said, Amazon has been known to sneak some early deals into...
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5 Inevitable Incidents That Happen At Every Family Game Night
Family Game Night has always been a wholesome way to bond and make memories, but over the past few years they have become a literal life-saver as we all had to hunker down and...
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Do You Ask Whether Your Patient Drinks?
Many doctors do not often ask patients about their alcohol consumption. Data show that clinicians and nurses rarely identify problems related to alcohol among their...
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Hopper's Weight Loss Shouldn't Be a Punchline on 'Stranger Things'
The show needs to fix its fat-shaming problem.
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Matthew Modine Doesn't Want To Step Into Dr. Brenner's Skin on Stranger...
But, he still has theories that could change everything you know about Stranger Things .
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4 Places From 'Stranger Things' You Can Actually Visit
On a scale of 1-10, these spots are an 11.
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Lil Nas X Loves Leg Day for This Very Relatable Reason
Even with the world's busiest schedule, he still finds time to work up a sweat.
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Black Panther 2 Star Trolls Marvel Fans Over Leaked 'Namor' Images
Close enough?
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Parental involvement plays a key role in children's academic achievement...
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many children were unable to study in the classroom with teachers' supervision. A recent study in the British Journal of Educational Psychology...