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- Pam Harrison
Publish date: March 16, 2021
There was a slight increase in positive responses after the vaccines were granted regulatory approval.
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- Pam Harrison
Publish date: March 12, 2021
Average-risk individuals should begin screening for colorectal cancer at the age of 45, the ACG recommends.
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: March 10, 2021
Almost one-quarter of patients diagnosed with kidney stones have osteoporosis or a fracture history on diagnosis, yet few undergo bone mineral dens...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: February 22, 2021
Transgender men who take testosterone are at risk of developing erythrocytosis and future thrombotic events, especially if they smoke and are overw...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: February 10, 2021
A proposed approach to breast screening would use a baseline measure of breast density at age 40 to determine the frequency of future screenings.
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: February 2, 2021
In two large studies, variants in eight genes were significantly associated with breast cancer risk.
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: January 15, 2021
Denosumab, widely used to treat osteoporosis, may reduce the need for revision surgery due to aseptic loosening of the prosthesis in patients with ...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: January 14, 2021
Mortality from cancer continues to decline in the United States, driven largely by major reductions in death rates from non–small cell lung cancer ...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: December 23, 2020
For patients with rectal cancer who achieve a sustained clinical complete response, the risk for local regrowth a...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: December 21, 2020
Short-course radiotherapy followed by chemotherapy before surgery reduces disease-related treatment failure at 3 ...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: December 10, 2020
Some patients, including stem cell transplant and CAR T recipients, may require extended periods of isolation.
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: November 25, 2020
Subcutaneously administered, peripherally acting mu-opioid receptor antagonist, relieves opioid-induced constipation in both chronic, non...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: November 5, 2020
A small trial of low-dose radiotherapy for severe COVID-19 pneumonia has shown promising results, and two larger ...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: November 4, 2020
A short course of radiotherapy plus chemotherapy allows many rectal cancer patients to skip surgery if they achie...
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- Author:
- Pam Harrison
Publish date: October 30, 2020
“Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, drugs approved to treat HIV-1 and hepatitis B infections, also...
