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Capecitabine maintenance improved DFS, not OS, in TNBC patients
The 5-year disease-free survival rate was 83% in the capecitabine arm and 73% in the observation arm.
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IBD: Steroids, but not TNF blockers, raise risk of severe COVID-19
Patients with IBD and COVID-19 who received corticosteroids had a sevenfold increased risk of severe COVID-19.
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IBD: Steroids, but not TNF blockers, raise risk of severe COVID-19
Patients with IBD and COVID-19 who received corticosteroids had a sevenfold increased risk of severe COVID-19.
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Even with mild COVID-19, athletes need cardiac testing before returning to play
These recommendations are part of a clinical algorithm that sorts athletes based on coronavirus test status and symptom severity.
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Sleeve gastrectomy, antiobesity drugs underutilized
“While obesity has increased exponentially in the past decade, the trends of bariatric procedures and postoperative pharmacotherapy in this...
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Postcolonoscopy antibiotics linked with IBS
Antibiotic exposure within 14 days after screening colonoscopy may increase risk of irritable bowel syndrome.
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FMT may improve outcomes without clearing multidrug-resistant organisms
For seriously ill patients with multidrug-resistant organisms in their gastrointestinal tract, performing a fecal microbiota transplant may result...
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Altering gut microbiome may reduce tumor-promoting effects of smoking
Mice treated with microbiome-depleting antibiotics or genetically modified to lack an adaptive immune response did not show increased rates of...
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High rate of fatty liver disease found among 9/11 first responders
This is likely because of toxin exposure at ground zero, which can cause a subtype of NAFLD known as toxin-associated fatty liver disease.
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Crohn’s: Novel biomarker predicts early responses to anti-TNF therapy
Serum levels of citrullinated and matrix metalloproteinase-degraded vimentin (VICM) predicted early responses to treatment with an odds ratio of...
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Circulating biomarker, genetic data improve pancreatic cancer risk modeling in general population
Individuals in the highest-risk group had a 4% risk of developing pancreatic cancer by age 80.
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Crohn’s: Novel biomarker predicts early responses to anti-TNF therapy
Serum levels of citrullinated and matrix metalloproteinase-degraded vimentin (VICM) predicted early responses to treatment with an odds ratio of...
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Observation pathway safely reduces acute pancreatitis hospitalization rate
An observational approach to mild acute pancreatitis reduced hospitalization rate by 31.2%.
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Observation pathway safely reduces acute pancreatitis hospitalization rate
An observational approach to mild acute pancreatitis reduced hospitalization rate by 31.2%.