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Efficacy of durvalumab for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer examined by race
Among patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate for durvalumab added to...
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Dealing with grief on the cancer journey
Cancer isn't just a physical struggle but also an emotional one, as patients, survivors and their loved ones experience grief and loss throughout...
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CDC characterizes national incidence of fungal infections
Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis cause substantial illness, with about 20,000 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported in 2019,...
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Surgical procedure volumes dropped during COVID-19 peak
There was a substantial decrease in surgical procedure volumes during the COVID-19 peak, and volumes recovered partially during the...
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New discovery means diagnosis and support for people with rare gene anomaly
A global collaboration involving the Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) and the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) has made a...
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COVID vaccines reduce mortality rates in deprived areas in England
The national vaccination program for COVID-19 has helped narrow the gap in mortality rates between advantaged and disadvantaged areas, even though...
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Tobacco, alcohol are main causes of cancer worldwide: Study
Nearly half of cancers worldwide can be traced back to a known risk factor, primarily tobacco or alcohol, a huge global study found on Friday,...
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Increased demand for paramedic transports contributes to emergency department wait times in Canada
Increase in paramedic transport rates over the last decade far exceeds population growth and walk-in emergency department (ED) visits in Ontario,...
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Research examines barriers to treatment of COVID-19 in Cincinnati Latinx families
New research from the University of Cincinnati examines the barriers as well as those that are helpful in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19...
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When Alzheimer's degrades cells that cross hemispheres, visual memory suffers
A new MIT study finds that Alzheimer's disease disrupts at least one form of visual memory by degrading a newly identified circuit that connects...
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Researchers identify new disorder of copper metabolism, caused by variants in CTR1 gene
Copper is essential for many cellular functions, including cellular respiration, antioxidant defense, neurotransmitter biosynthesis and...
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Health system first in nation to offer treatment for hereditary amyloidosis
UC San Diego Health is first in the nation to offer a new injectable medication to patients with nerve damage caused by hereditary transthyretin...
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A strategy for increasing shared decision making by physicians and older patients about colorectal cancer screening
Regular screening for colorectal cancer—which current US guidelines advise beginning at age 45 for most people—is important for early cancer...
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Novel method aims to demystify communication in the brain
From sunrise to sunset, the flow of communication across brain areas helps to facilitate every move we make. Seeing, hearing, walking, and singing,...
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Genetic variants that dampen A-to-I RNA editing associated with increased risk of autoimmune disorders
A team of researchers at Stanford University, working with two colleagues from Fudan University and another from the Broad Institute of MIT and...
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10 percent of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales cases in U.S. not tied to health care risk factors
In 2012 to 2015, 10 percent of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) cases in the United States were community-associated (CA), according to...
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Comorbidities up among patients with ESRD, concomitant psoriasis
For patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), those with concomitant psoriasis are younger and more often have cancer, diabetes mellitus, and...
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Touch and sight are linked before birth
In embryonic stages, tactile stimuli simultaneously activate tactile and visual neural pathways. Shortly after birth, both pathways reorganize to...
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Study identifies new dementia risk genes through novel testing approach
A new UCLA-led study has identified multiple new risk genes for Alzheimer's disease and a rare, related brain disorder called progressive...
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Change to diagnosis of gestational diabetes helped women
Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average—but some women do...
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No one-size-fits-all AI approach works for prevention, diagnosis or treatment using precision medicine
A Rutgers analysis of dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) software programs used in precision, or personalized, medicine to prevent, diagnose...
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Reduction in brain tissue oxygenation placing older adults with multiple health conditions at risk of faints and falls
Researchers from Mercer's Institute for Successful Aging (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James's Hospital and Trinity College...
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Ivermectin, luvox fail as COVID-19 treatments
Two drugs touted as potential COVID-19 treatments, ivermectin and fluvoxamine, don't do a thing to improve patients' oxygen levels and keep them...
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CDC investigating E. coli outbreak in Michigan, Ohio
U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio.
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EU watchdog reviewing SK Chemicals anti-Covid jab
The European medicines watchdog said Thursday it was reviewing German-based pharmaceutical SK Chemicals' coronavirus vaccine which uses...