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Rusfertide Reduces Need for Phlebotomy in Polycythemia Vera

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The use of the investigational weekly subcutaneous injection rusfertide significantly reduced the need for phlebotomy among polycythemia vera patients who had been dep

Health Warnings on E-Cigarettes May Improve Perception of Risks

(MedPage Today) -- Words that cautioned about the health effects of e-cigarettes increased beliefs in the harms associated with these tobacco products, a meta-analysis showed, supporting additional w

Medical Care for Transgender Youth: ‘The Protocol’ Podcast

Coming June 5: A six-part podcast exploring the origins of medical treatment for transgender young people, and how the care got pulled into a political fight that could end it in the United States.

Adjuvant Cemiplimab Improves Disease-Free Survival in High-Risk Cutaneous SCC

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Adjuvant cemiplimab (Libtayo) significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) compared with placebo in patients at high risk of recurrence of cutaneous squamous-cel

Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

(MedPage Today) -- Pathologic changes of the X-chromosome gene for dystrophin give rise to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and dystrophin -- which minimizes muscle fiber loss due to sarcolemma c

Starting a New Hospital Job? Here's How to Adapt

(MedPage Today) -- Graduation -- from medical school, a master's program in public health, residency, or fellowship -- is now behind you, and you're gearing up for your new hospital or facility a

FDA Authorizes AI Platform for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA granted de novo authorization to the first artificial intelligence (AI) program to support breast cancer risk prediction from screening mammograms.

Cardiac Complications of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

(MedPage Today) -- Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease.

STAT+: UnitedHealth conducting ‘comprehensive review’ of Medicare practices that are facing federal scrutiny, new CEO says

UnitedHealth's new CEO says the company is reevaluating how it handles coding, managed care, and pharmacy services.

Methotrexate for Osteoarthritis: Dead End After All?

(MedPage Today) -- We'll be blunt: methotrexate flopped in a randomized placebo-controlled trial among patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

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