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Radioactive iodine shows no benefit in low-risk thyroid cancer
The study’s take-home message for clinicians should be to “stop systematic radioiodine ablation administration in low-risk thyroid cancer patients...
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Gut microbiome species predict type 2 diabetes
Efforts to improve insulin sensitivity via the gut through fecal microbial transplantation are also making headway.
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9/11 first responders show mutations linked to blood cancers
Blood samples from firefighters and emergency workers at Ground Zero show higher burden of clonal hematopoiesis, suggesting need for mutational...
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Evidence mounts for paramagnetic rim lesions in diagnosing MS
The presence and number of iron rim lesions hold a prognostic value for long-term disability in MS.
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Spinal cord atrophy predicts ‘silent progression’ in MS
This is a potentially important biomarker for disease progression that may otherwise go unrecognized by clinicians and patients.
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Global data suggest rising CLL incidence since 1990
New global data show the rate of chronic lymphocytic leukemia increasing in the last 30 years. Is ascertainment bias a factor?
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Radiofrequency ablation an option for thyroid microcarcinoma
RFA might be a good option for high risk surgical patients and patients who forgo active surveillance.
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IBD or something else? Key characteristics offer clues
A comprehensive review details the array of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases of the GI tract that look like – but aren’t – IBD.
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Male alopecia agents ranked by efficacy in meta-analysis
Only three therapies are currently approved for treatment of the condition by the FDA – topical minoxidil, oral finasteride, and low-level light...
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C. difficile: New vancomycin-resistant strains raise concerns
“Our results may help explain a decreasing effectiveness of antibiotic-based therapy in C difficile infection.”
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Stopping venetoclax treatment early reduces CLL survival outcomes
Survival outcomes are decreased with early, permanent discontinuation of venetoclax but unchanged by treatment interruption, regardless of...
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C. difficile: New vancomycin-resistant strains raise concerns
“Our results may help explain a decreasing effectiveness of antibiotic-based therapy in C difficile infection.”
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CLL patients ‘cured’: 10 years post infusion, CAR T cells persist
A decade after CAR T’cell treatment, chronic leukemia patients reported “cured,” with cells still detectable.
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CDC issues new pneumococcal vaccine recommendations for adults
PCV15 and PREVNAR20 received approval from the FDA in July 2021, providing an impetus for the revised recommendations.
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Vitamin D shows no survival benefit in nondeficient elderly
“This is not dissimilar to research with many other nutrients showing that increasing intake above the adequate intake has no further health...