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In Parkinson's Disease, Cognitive Symptoms Often Emerge Soon After Diagnosis

About a third of patients reported a cognitive complaint in the first few years

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Wait, Maybe Periodontal Disease Doesn't Promote Rheumatoid Arthritis (or Vice Versa)

Danish study suggests surprising explanation for association

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Tirzepatide Bests Semaglutide for Real-World Weight Loss

Injectables were compared at doses approved for type 2 diabetes

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Most Johns Hopkins Med Students Will Receive Free Tuition, Thanks to $1 Billion Gift

The gift also will increase financial aid at the university's nursing and public health schools

Olaparib Shows 'Unbelievable' Response Rate in MBC With PALB2 or BRCA Mutations

Expanded trial data confirm potentially practice-changing results

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With the End of Chevron, Health and Environmental Experts' Hands Are Tied

We need the rule of law to protect public health

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Maternal RSV Vaccine Appears Safe, Real-World Study Finds

However, vaccine was associated with modest risk of maternal hypertensive disorders

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Rocky Mountain High

What did I find at the Aspen Ideas Festival? A lot of inspiration and hope

'Very Clear Signal' That Survival Improved With Addition of Durvalumab in SCLC

Next steps include understanding which patients get the most benefit

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

GOP House to Investigate Biden's Doctor; Record-Breaking Heat; Emhoff Has COVID

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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'The Most Bang for Its Buck': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 番茄社区's reporters

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Lack of Affordability Tops Older Americans' List of Healthcare Worries

A third of people 65 or older reported difficulty paying for healthcare expenses

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That Patient, That Feeling, You Just Can't Shake

A reflection on race, gun violence, and medicine

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Can Narrow Margins Suffice for Some Smaller Low-Risk Melanomas In Situ?

Strategy in a selected population could reduce morbidity and costs, researchers argue

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What Disease Has a New Definition?

You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz

Avoiding Neuropathy From Chemo; Predictive Value of Screening EKGs

Also in TTHealthWatch: OUD medication use, and heart disease trends in the U.K.

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The Early Days of the AIDS Crisis Felt Like 'Putting Band-Aids on a Hemorrhage'

An adapted excerpt from Anthony Fauci's new book, On Call

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Mediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Mortality Risk in Cancer Survivors

High levels of adherence associated with lower risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

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Primary Care COPD Clinic Could Be a Model for Lasting Survival Benefit

Nonphysician program linked to lower all- and specific-cause mortality risks

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Popular Diabetes Drug Class Lowered Risk of 10 Obesity-Associated Cancers

For people with diabetes, cancer risks were reduced with GLP-1s versus insulin

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Dementia Diagnoses in Primary Care

PCPs are "perfectly situated" to identify initial thinking changes of patients, expert says

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Women-Specific Goalposts Urged for Coronary Bypass Surgery

Smaller releases of troponin, CK-MB still associated with periprocedural heart injury

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Celebrity Cancers Stoking Fear? Cisplatin Shortage Ends; Setback for Anti-TIGIT

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

Belantamab Mafodotin: The Comeback Drug in Multiple Myeloma

Joseph Mikhael, MD, leads a discussion on the DREAMM-7 and DREAMM-8 trials

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The Latest on Targeted Agents, Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer

HER2 blockade, PARP inhibitors, and other novel strategies

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Can Oligonucleotide Infusions Really Fix Lyme, Cancer, and Other Diseases?

U.S. clinics market oligonucleotide therapy for a wide range of conditions, without much evidence

TIL Therapy May Offer Novel Approach for Metastatic Lung Cancer

Phase II data show a manageable safety profile and encouraging anti-tumor activity

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Questions About Biden's Age and Fitness Reminiscent of Reagan's 1984 Campaign

But there are key differences

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Cognitive Impairments Observed in Patients With Functional Seizures

Small cognitive differences were detected between functional seizure and epilepsy groups

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

Biden's Checkup; Sanjay Gupta Says Prez Should Get Cognitive Test; July 4 Injuries

Health news and commentary gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Weight Stigma Is Bad Medicine

Physicians must work to break this cycle of bias

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Beyond PMS: A Poorly Understood Disorder Means Periods of Despair for Some Women

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder remains relatively unknown, even among healthcare providers

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'Good Luck, Babe' CPR; Presidential Debate Health Memes; Got Patients on the Mind?

Healthcare social media content gathered by 番茄社区 staff

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Extended-Infusion Antibiotics Tied to Reduced Mortality From Bloodstream Infections

Benefit limited to patients with severe illness or elevated minimum inhibitory concentrations

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Plastic Surgery Practice Accused of Posting Fake Reviews Must Pay $5 Million

Complaint accused Allure Esthetic and its owner of illegal business practices

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Financial Incentives for Quitting Smoking: A Mixed Bag

Randomized trial of lower-income adults suffered significant losses to follow-up

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What I Learned When My Research Project Got 'Scooped'

This past week was probably the toughest of my research career

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More Data Link Obesity to Better Survival for Cancer Patients on Immunotherapy

Higher BMI also associated with improvements in functional outcomes in this setting

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Another Person Tests Positive for Bird Flu, CDC Says

Colorado dairy worker becomes the fourth human case tied to dairy cattle outbreak

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Midlife Cognition Tied to Inflammation Years Earlier

Consistently high CRP levels over 18 years raised the risk of poor cognitive function

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