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How Do Younger People Fare With Stool Tests for CRC Screening?

Retrospective study answers questions raised in shift to screening at age 45

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New Strategies for Geographic Atrophy Show Early Promise

Drug targeting junctional zone reduces GA growth by 48% in 3 months, oral agent moderately active

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Few Teens Regret Gender-Affirming Medical Care, Survey Shows

Only 4% reported regret after receiving puberty blockers, gender-affirming hormones

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Novel At-Home Test Diagnoses STIs With 'Lab-Equivalent' Accuracy

But is it ready for prime time?

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Workers at 7 CVS Pharmacies in California Strike for Better Pay and Healthcare

Picketing is planned until negotiations resume on Wednesday

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Hundreds More Infants Died After Dobbs Ruling

Nationwide findings mirror those from research after Texas banned early pregnancy abortion

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Hey Trump: It's Time to Release Your Medical Records

An informed electorate is essential in a fair election

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The Myth of the Comprehensive 20-Minute Visit

We need to make more healthcare happen before and after the in-office appointment

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Potentially Large Cost Savings With Home-Based OCT for Neovascular AMD

Study suggests potential to eliminate a third of in-office visits without harming care

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Daily Oral Edaravone for ALS No Better Than On/Off Regimen

Changes in CAFS, ALSFRS-R scores comparable at 48 weeks

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Psychologist Behind the 'Stanford Prison Experiment' Dies at 91

Philip Zimbardo was criticized for becoming an active participant in controversial study

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Stroke Prevention Guideline Adds Recs for GLP-1 Drugs, Gender-Affirming Care

Recommendation updates also address social determinants of health

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Late ED Doc's Secret Life; Flesh-Eating Bacteria in Florida; COVID Vaccine Lawsuit

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Case Study: What Is the Cause of This Right-Sided Numbness, Headache, and Blurred Vision?

Clinicians consider brain tumor or abscess, before finding the completely unrelated cause

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Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Access to Contraception

Private insurers would have to cover all prescribed contraceptives without cost-sharing

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Case Study: Teenage Girl's Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain

Extensive investigation was needed to unravel the complications of the condition

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Preeclampsia Flagged by Common Lab Values

Can the fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio help with early identification?

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Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients

Study adds leg and ankle fractures, intracranial hemorrhage to evidence on falls, hip fracture

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RSV Vaccine Tied to Fewer Hospitalizations, ED Visits in Older, High-Risk Adults

However, questions remain about durability of vaccine protection, expert says

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Case Against Perioperative Beta-Blockers Grows Stronger

Excess postoperative strokes, and accompanying racial disparities, tied to any beta-blocker use

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Retinal Injections May Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications

History of injections tied to multiple postop complications, but data open to questioning

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Myasthenia Gravis Patients May Use Less Steroids After Starting Efgartigimod

Insurance claims data show lower glucocorticoid usage at 1 year

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Deep Neuromuscular Blockade Helps Keyhole Surgery, but Not Outcomes Per Se

No impact on safety outcomes after laparoscopic surgery

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'This Medical Report Will Have Little Effect': What We Heard This Week

Quotable quotes heard by 木瓜直播's reporters

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Patients Are Relying on Lyft, Uber to Travel Far Distances to Medical Care

Some are calling for states to subsidize the expensive trips for rural residents

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The Cure to Gun Violence Begins at the Ballot Box, Not the Trauma Bay

The most impactful solutions extend beyond the clinical walls to the halls of government

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Shorter Course of Antibiotics Works for Bloodstream Infections

With few exceptions, treatment can be shortened to 7 days, researcher says

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Sustained Disease Control in Adolescent Myasthenia Gravis With FcRn Blocker

Nipocalimab plus standard of care reduced IgG and was well tolerated

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What's in Kamala Harris' Medical History?

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

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Novel Monoclonal Antibody Protects Infants Against RSV

Clesrovimab reduced severe disease, hospitalizations in preterm and term healthy infants

Rainfall and Mortality; Identifying Risk for Preeclampsia

Also in TTHealthWatch: HIV-positive kidney donors

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Informed Consent, Inclusion Prioritized in Revised Ethics for Human Trials

World Medical Association releases "Declaration of Helsinki" principles for medical research

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Women and Children First -- Or Not

A look at the presidential candidates' records on maternal and child health

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Whooping Cough in the U.S. Is at a Decade-High Level

In Wisconsin, there have been about 1,000 cases so far this year versus a total of 51 last year

Study: OUD Patients More Likely to Stay on Methadone Than Buprenorphine/Naloxone

Findings make a "strong case" for making methadone available in all settings, researcher says

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'Virtual ED' Helps One Health System Avoid Unnecessary Emergency Department Visits

Half of patients referred to care at home, doctor's office, or urgent care

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Novel Targeted Drug Approved for Stomach Cancers

Zolbetuximab indicated alongside fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy

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Diet and Prostate Cancer; TTFields OK'd for NSCLC; Cancer Studies Retracted

-- News, features, and commentary about cancer-related issues

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Tpoxx No Better Than Placebo for Clade I Mpox

"We have no current effective therapies," for mpox, expert warns

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Teen Smoking, Other Tobacco Use Dropped to Lowest Level in 25 Years, CDC Reports

A drop in vaping largely explains the overall decline in tobacco use

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