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Cold Snare Resection Safe for Large Nonpedunculated Colorectal Polyps
Despite recommendations for its use, the cold snare method appears to be underused in the United States.
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When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
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Liver Transplant Delays Progression in Colorectal Metastasis
Researchers evaluated 33 patients with colorectal cancer and unresectable liver metastasis who were eligible for liver transplants.
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Clinical Controversy: Watch-and-Wait or Surgery in Rectal Cancer Near Complete Responders?
Watch-and-wait for near-complete clinical responders is “very controversial.”
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Hip Fractures in Patients With Dementia: To Operate or Not?
Among patients with dementia living at home with a fracture of the head or neck of the femur, those who underwent surgery had a lower risk for...
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Uterus Transplants in Women With Uterine-Factor Infertility Show High Rate of Live Births
“Uterus transplant was technically feasible and was associated with a high live birth rate following successful graft survival.”
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Doctors Are Seeking Professional Coaches More Often. Here’s Why
More and more doctors are using professional coaching to manage life in medicine. The coaches, also physicians, say it might be a cure for burnout...
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Radiation Therapy Underused After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
Researchers compared outcomes and appropriate uses of radiation therapy among women with breast cancer who underwent breast-conserving surgery or...
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FDA ‘Recalls’ Often Leave Targeted Medical Devices in Use
Recent FDA “recalls” of medical devices actually issue corrections to instructions rather than removal from use.
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FTC Interim Report on Pharmacy Middlemen Is First Step of Many Needed in Addressing Drug Costs, Access
Madelaine Feldman, MD, has been a vocal PBM critic for years. She sees a recent FTC interim report as evidence of the need for congressional...
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What Would ‘Project 2025’ Mean for Health and Healthcare?
Conservative group–backed plan intends to alter the processes and/or funding of CDC, NIH, Medicaid, and other agencies.