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Smokeless Tobacco, Areca Nut Chewing Behind 1 in 3 Oral Cancers: IARC Report
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- Megan Brooks
‘Our estimates highlight the burden these products pose on health care and the importance of prevention strategies to reduce consumption of...
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Does Bezlotoxumab Boost FMT Efficacy in IBD Patients With Recurrent CDI?
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- Megan Brooks
Patients with IBD have a prevalence of C difficile infection that is 2.5- to 8-fold higher than in peers without IBD.
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What Matters Most for Young Patients With CRC: Survey Highlights Top Concerns
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- Megan Brooks
Cancer is ‘impacting younger people who are in important developmental stages of their lives.’
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Short-Course Vasoconstrictors After EVL: Time for a New Standard of Care?
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- Megan Brooks
“This approach would allow earlier discharge from the hospital and reduce the risk of adverse events,” said Dr. Sushrut Ingawale.
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Brews, Bubbles, & Booze: Stroke Risk and Patients’ Favorite Drinks
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- Megan Brooks
Findings from a wealth of studies can inform physician-patient discussions regarding stroke risk and beverage consumption.
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A Finger-Prick Test for Alzheimer’s Disease?
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- Megan Brooks
The DROP-AD project is investigating the diagnostic performance of finger-prick collection to accurately measure p-tau217.
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Is This Methadone’s Moment?
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- Megan Brooks
Those on methadone were almost 60% less likely to stop treatment at 24 months than their peers assigned to buprenorphine/naloxone, with no...
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AI Tool Helps Detect, Differentiate Pancreatic Lesions During Endoscopic Ultrasound
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- Megan Brooks
Endoscopic ultrasound is the “gold standard” for pancreatic lesion evaluation, but its diagnostic accuracy is suboptimal, particularly for lesions...
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FIT Completion and Yield Similar in Younger and Older Adults
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- Megan Brooks
About two thirds of adults who had a positive FIT result went on to have a colonoscopy within 3 months of receiving the test result.
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Starting Mammograms at Age 40: Will Women Benefit?
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- Megan Brooks
“For clinicians, the emphasis may be on educating patients about their individual risk, ensuring timely mammograms, and referring higher-risk...
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Value of AI-Aided Colonoscopy on Advanced Neoplasia Detection Unclear
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- Megan Brooks
CADe-enhanced colonoscopy outperformed conventional colonoscopy in the average number of polyps detected per colonoscopy and polyp detection rate...
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Duloxetine Bottles Recalled by FDA Because of Potential Carcinogen
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- Megan Brooks
The nationwide recall of more than 7000 bottles of duloxetine delayed-release capsules is due to unacceptable levels of a potential carcinogen.
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Cancer’s Other Toll: Long-Term Financial Fallout for Survivors
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- Megan Brooks
Patients with cancer face a range of financial challenges that often lasted years following their diagnosis.
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More Evidence Ties Semaglutide to Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk
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- Megan Brooks
The findings align with recent evidence suggesting GLP-1 RAs may protect cognitive function.
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A New, Easily Identifiable Sign of Concussion?
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- Megan Brooks
Spontaneous Headshake After a Kinematic Event (SHAAKE) refers to the rapid, back-and-forth head movement athletes exhibit following a blow to the...