Jan Dyer

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A Safe Treatment Switch for Patients With Prostate Cancer

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: January 24, 2019

Researchers find a safer and more effective treatment method to reduce rapid testosterone ...

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A Quick, Effective Screen for Youth at Risk for Suicide

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: January 16, 2019

The National Institute of Mental Health recommends a more effec...

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Getting the Right Numbers for Native American Drug-Overdose Deaths

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: January 15, 2019

Have the numbers increased or dropped over the years? The IHS looks into the accuracy of the data.

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T marneffei Infection: Risk Extends to Patients Without HIV

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: December 6, 2018

Research finds that the thermal dimorphic pathogenic fungus also can put patients without HIV at risk for fatality.

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Federal Partners Developing Limb-Loss Registry

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 30, 2018

NIH and DoD team up to establish a new limb-loss database to record and assess patient needs.

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MVP Data Reveals Gene Mutations Ruling Cholesterol

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 29, 2018

VA researchers have identified 3 genetic mutations that govern cholesterol levels, which could lead to new drugs to treat cardiovascular disease an...

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Supporting Health Literacy for IHS Patients

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 27, 2018

Indian Health Service aims to help clinicians support patients improve their health literacy.

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Gene Mutation May Lower Cardiometabolic Risk

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 23, 2018

A gene mutation that slows sugar metabolism in the gut may lower risk of diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and even death.

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Promising Results From Anti-HIV Combination Treatment

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 21, 2018

Researchers theorize that combining multiple antibodies that target distinct regions of HIV would both suppress the virus and prevent resistance.

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Naloxone in the Workplace

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 19, 2018

An increase of overdose deaths within the workplace calls to question the ethics of providing naloxone at work.

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Congenital Syphilis Is on the Rise

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 16, 2018

Recent CDC report shows an exponential increase of syphilis cases in pregnant women and su...

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Are Doctors Willing to PrEP Young Patients?

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 16, 2018

A survey of health care providers found a willingness to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV, but concerns over adherence.

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Investigation Into New Antimalarial Drug Begins

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 14, 2018

Phase 1 trial of a modified chloroquine aims to reduce malaria rates in in sub-Saharan Afr...

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Can Probiotics Beat MRSA?

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 12, 2018

Could a simple probiotic regimen wipe ou...

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What’s the Impact of Osteoporosis in Multiple Myeloma?

Author:: Jan Dyer

Publish date: November 8, 2018

The researchers examined the relationship between the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool and the risk of death in women.