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Biomarker-Selected Treatment Shows Promise for Bladder Preservation in MIBC

(MedPage Today) -- Biomarker-driven treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) led to a 2-year metastasis-free survival (MFS) rate that exceeded 70% in a phase II study, but failed to meet p

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Omitting Axillary Lymph Node Dissection in Early Breast Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- Recently, omission of axillary lymph node dissection among patients with early breast cancer has been found to have no detrimental effect on outcomes in most cases, continuing a tr

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Abortion Opponents Shift Focus to Pills, With Lawsuits and Proposed Laws

(MedPage Today) -- Opponents of abortion are increasingly focusing on restricting access to pills, which are the most common way to end a pregnancy in the U.S.

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First Generic of Once-Daily GLP-1 Injection Approved for Diabetes

(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved the first generic form of liraglutide (Victoza), a once-daily injectable for improving glycemic control in patients ages 10 and older with type 2 diabetes, use

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NHS to begin world-first trial of AI tool to identify type 2 diabetes risk

Exclusive: Two London hospital trusts to trial tool that can predict those at risk up to 13 years before condition developsThe NHS in England is launching a world-first trial of a “gamechanging” a

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Study Underscores Caution for NSAID Use in Pregnancy

(MedPage Today) -- Some gestational exposures to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may carry more chronic kidney disease (CKD) risk for the child than others, a cohort study from Taiwan f

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Specialty Board Certification Error Causes Headaches for Doctors

(MedPage Today) -- Some doctors had a sleepless night when the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's (ABPN) online certification program locked them out earlier than the expected deadline --

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King and Firefighter Syndrome: Disaster Response Goes Beyond the Front Lines

(MedPage Today) -- The western North Carolina experience of Hurricane Helene reminded us that in the wake of disaster, we commonly see different domains of response, including centralized governmenta

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The Guardian view on homelessness: a health crisis as well as a housing one | Editorial

The numbers trapped in temporary accommodation and sleeping rough have risen again.

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The Physician's Role in Curing the Social Media Epidemic

(MedPage Today) -- The healthcare profession has done an admirable job controlling infectious epidemics and pandemics, such as AIDS and COVID-19 (special shout-out to Operation Warp Speed for the cre

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