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Real-world COVID-19 vaccine protection high in transplant patients
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- Pam Harrison
“Persons who have received an organ transplant are considered to be at increased risk for COVID-19 and for a...
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More children with high-risk brain cancer now surviving
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- Pam Harrison
A study of children with high-risk medulloblastoma finds improved survival in patients who underwent treatment...
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Semaglutide boosts weight loss following endoscopic gastroplasty
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- Pam Harrison
Five patients in the combination group reverted to a nondiabetic state and were able to discontinue antidiabetic medications altogether.
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NSCLC survival on immunotherapy much lower in ‘real world’
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- Pam Harrison
“This information empowers patients and clinicians with realistic expectations and equips them to make informed...
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USPSTF final recommendation on CRC screening: 45 is the new 50
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- Pam Harrison
“There are many tests available that can effectively screen for colorectal cancer and the right test is the one that gets done,” said Dr. Martha...
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USPSTF final recommendation on CRC screening: 45 is the new 50
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- Pam Harrison
“There are many tests available that can effectively screen for colorectal cancer and the right test is the one that gets done,” said Dr. Martha...
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‘Inflammasomes’ may play a role in obesity-related CRC
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- Pam Harrison
Immune system complexes that regulate inflammation have been identified as an important contributor to obesity-...
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COVID-19 impact on breast cancer: Upfront endocrine Rx increased
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- Pam Harrison
The COVID-19 pandemic stopped and delayed many surgeries. For patients with ER+ breast cancer, this led to a...
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Novel BRAF-inhibitor cream ameliorates rash from EGFR inhibitors
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- Pam Harrison
A topical cream appears to ameliorate the acneiform rash caused by EGFR inhibitors.
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Pregnancy increases risk for symptomatic kidney stones
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- Pam Harrison
“We suspected the risk of a kidney stone event would be high during pregnancy, but we were surprised that the risk remained high for up to a year...
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Patient benefits justify price of new lupus nephritis drugs
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- Pam Harrison
Prices of two new drugs approved by the FDA for lupus nephritis are in reasonable alignment with their estimated benefits for patients with the...
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First AI device for colonoscopy: Extra set of expert ‘eyes’
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- Pam Harrison
The GI Genius device, when combined with colonoscopy, enhances provider performance and reduces colon cancer risk by increasing adenoma detection...
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COVID-19 vaccine response lower in kidney dialysis patients
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- Pam Harrison
Study compares immunogenicity of dialysis patients health care workers who were vaccinated.
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COVID-19 vaccine failure in patients with blood cancers
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- Pam Harrison
Nearly half did not produce antibodies even though they had all received both doses of one of the new mRNA COVID...
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Call to eradicate all types of HPV cancers, not just cervical
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- Pam Harrison
"I completely agree that our ultimate goal should be the elimination of all HPV-related cancers - but we will require gender-neutral vaccination...