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Surviving to Thriving: Enhancing Quality of Life in Breast Cancer
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- Megan Brooks
Up to 90% of early breast cancer survivors experience long-term effects from treatment, which often include fatigue, loss of mobility, chronic...
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Better Sleep Tied to Less Loneliness
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- Megan Brooks
“Social awareness and social initiation would appear to be affected by sleep quality, therefore potentially leading, at least in part, to...
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FDA OKs Iqirvo, First-in-Class PPAR Treatment for Primary Biliary Cholangitis
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- Megan Brooks
Accelerated approval of Iqirvo for PBC was based on data from the phase 3 ELATIVE trial published last year.
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AI Patient Navigator Helps Re-Engage Underserved Patients After Missed Colonoscopy
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- Megan Brooks
The patient-friendly navigator called patients to discuss rescheduling, assess barriers to colonoscopy uptake, offer live transfers to clinical...
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HPV Vaccine Offers Cancer Protection Beyond Cervical Cancer
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- Megan Brooks
A ‘really important study’ extends the information about the impact of getting vaccinated against HPV, says expert.
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Narcolepsy an Independent Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
Compared with adults without narcolepsy, those with the chronic sleep disorder had a 77% increased risk for any CVD.
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Red Flags for Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Identified
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
Hematochezia was the most common presenting sign/symptom, followed by abdominal pain.
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Promising Topline Results for Drug to Treat Concomitant Depression and Insomnia
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
Seltorexant is an investigational potential first-in-class selective antagonist of the human orexin 2 receptor.
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ADCs for Breast Cancer: Clear Benefits, Manageable Risks
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- Megan Brooks
The latest data on several ADCs — their clinical benefit and safety — were the focus of three presentations at the ESMO Breast Cancer Annual...
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Roche Blood Test for Lp(a) Designated Breakthrough Device
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- Megan Brooks
Device intended to identify adults with elevated Lp(a) levels, and who may benefit from therapy, is granted breakthrough status.
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Exercise Improves Sexual Health in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
Physical activity improved sexual health, fatigue, and quality of life.
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Is Vaginal Estrogen Safe in Breast Cancer Survivors?
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- Megan Brooks
Study results suggest that estrogen therapy “is safe in individuals with HR-negative tumors and in those concurrently treated with tamoxifen.”
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Ultraprocessed Foods May Be an Independent Risk Factor for Poor Brain Health
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- Megan Brooks
Eating more ultraprocessed foods may increase the risk for cognitive decline and stroke, while eating more unprocessed or minimally processed...
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Psychiatric Comorbidity Prevalent in Eating Disorders
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- Megan Brooks
Identifying comorbid psychiatric disorders should be part of the management of patients with eating disorders.
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FDA OKs First Multitarget Stool RNA Test for CRC Screening
- Author:
- Megan Brooks
The FDA approval was based on results of the CRC-PREVENT trial.