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Two Inflammatory Proteins Linked With Slower Cognitive Decline

Surprise finding ties plasma cytokine levels with Alzheimer's biomarkers and cognition

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'Modest' Erectile Dysfunction Benefit With GLP-1 Agonist

Dulaglutide didn't improve pre-existing symptoms, but did prevent some new cases

Houston Methodist Ousts Over 150 Workers for Refusing COVID Vax

Employees either resigned or were terminated, in line with the system's vaccine policy

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Do We Still Need Office Visits?

It's time to look beyond our traditional modes of care delivery

Hospital Slapped With Lawsuit Over Horrifying Attack on Resident

"Dr. A" was repeatedly stabbed with a lunch tray metal knife and pen as nurses hid in fear

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Can Cannabis Use Lead to Suicidal Thoughts?

Survey data showed increasing suicidal behaviors among young adults over prior decade

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Unusual Variant of Guillain-Barre虂 Syndrome Linked to COVID Vaccines

Experts call for relationship between adenovirus vector vaccines and GBS to be studied

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Q&A: How Patients Can Get Wise to Bad Billing Practices

Marshall Allen discusses how patients and providers can fight back against medical overbilling

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Pain Persists in RA, Even Without Inflammation

At 5 years, one-third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis still had "unacceptable" pain

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Can't Get Schoolkids to Eat a Decent Lunch? Keep Them at the Table

Small trial confirms suggestions from observational studies

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Levothyroxine Overused for Less Severe Hypothyroidism

Few new prescriptions were for patients with overt hypothryoidism, researchers found

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Best Pediatric Endocrinology Hospitals; Standards of Diabetes Care Updated

News and commentary from the endocrinology world

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The Long Overdue Rise of Gender-Affirming Care

Medicine is finally starting to catch up with the times, but there's a long way to go

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Can a Personality Test Make You a Better Doctor?

You might be surprised what you can uncover to enrich your career

A 3 layer pill with ixazomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone etched into it over a microscopy of multiple myeloma.

No Survival Benefit With All-Oral Regimen for Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

Prolonging PFS a positive, as advances make OS improvement harder to achieve

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Does Grandma Need Surgery for That Broken Wrist?

Randomized trial findings should help in decision-making

Is Old Vaccine Technology the Key to Hesitancy?

Experts weigh whether Novavax's protein subunit strategy can convince some COVID vaccine holdouts

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Face-to-Face With Fauci

YouTube star "Dr. Mike" sits down with Anthony Fauci, MD

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Why We Volunteered in COVID Vaccine Trials

A father and son's perspectives

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Obesity Ups Risk of Erosive Esophagitis in Middle-Age Adults

Japanese study researchers note it may also increase risk for GERD

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Cooling Strategy After Cardiac Arrest Dealt Another Blow

No improvement over standard care with early treatment of fever, TTM2 group finds

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Best MIS-C Treatment? Murky Picture Emerges

Large U.S. and international surveillance data series come to conflicting conclusions

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Start Thinking 'Cure'; One More Hug; Mortgages and Breast Cancer Survival

News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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What's Guiding Prostate Cancer Care for Gay Men?

Research specific to this group has only scratched the surface

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AMA Supports Docs Receiving MAT for Substance Use

Organization also embraces physicians with disabilities or illness

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Fixed-Duration, All-Oral Regimen Slows CLL Progression

Near-80% reduction in PFS hazard with ibrutinib-venetoclax versus obinutuzumab-chlorambucil

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The FDA Is Failing the American People

The agency's recent decision to approve aducanumab offers more evidence of a broken system

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Howie Mandel 'Living in a Nightmare' With OCD

Comedian wants to remove the stigma of his illness

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One in Five Inpatients Needing Endoscopy Experienced Delays

Single-center study identified predictors for delay, readmission

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Stop Exploiting Suicide For Political Gain

False claims have driven moral panic during the COVID pandemic

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Effort to Strengthen AMA Anti-Discrimination Policy Encounters Resistance

Critics of the draft resolution wonder if it's a "bridge too far"

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Several Factors Contribute to GI Bleeding Mortality Risk

Patients hospitalized due to GI bleeding less likely to die from it, French researchers found

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Sleep Disorders Tied to Dementia in Patients With TBI

Study evaluates outcomes by sex, independently of other dementia risks

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Early Vax Myocarditis Data; Novel RAAS Inhibitor; Star Athletes Collapse Mid-Game

Recent developments of interest in cardiovascular medicine

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New Respiratory Support Paradigm for Extreme Preemies?

CORSAD trial points that way

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What Leads to Patients With Diabetes Relapsing After Bariatric Surgery?

Risk factors included longer diabetes duration, higher preop HbA1c in Swedish study

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Nearly a Five-Fold Difference Between States in Use of Bariatric Surgery

Weight loss procedure underutilized in areas with highest obesity prevalence

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Sleep Study Data Predict Brain Age

AI model uses EEG signals recorded during sleep studies

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Patients with Class I Obesity Still Benefit from Weight-Loss Surgery

It may be time to update NIH-established indications for bariatric surgery, experts say

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The Case of the Yellow Sticky Note

This simple office supply was a clue to doctor's problems at work

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