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At-home colorectal cancer testing and follow-up vary by ethnicity

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 29, 2022

Researchers examined disparities by patient ethnicity in colorectal cancer test ordering by physicians and follow-up colonoscopy rates.

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Roe v. Wade: Medical groups react to Supreme Court decision

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 27, 2022

“The grievous inequities that exist in this country will grow and expand unchecked without safe access to legal abortion.”

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FDA authorizes COVID vaccines in kids as young as 6 months

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 17, 2022

The data show that the “known and potential benefits” of the vaccines outweigh any potential risks, the agency said.

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Biden boosts LGBTQIA+ protections, bans conversion therapy

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 16, 2022

The executive order also addresses efforts to strengthen federal data collection in this population to counter homelessness, housing insecurity,...

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Blood test aims to measure COVID immunity

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 16, 2022

This test, researchers say, is faster, can scale up to test many more people, and can be adapted to detect viral mutations as they emerge in the...

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At-home colorectal cancer testing and follow-up vary by ethnicity

Author:
Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 7, 2022

Researchers examined disparities by patient ethnicity in colorectal cancer test ordering by physicians and follow-up colonoscopy rates.

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Dogs can be protective, even against Crohn’s disease

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: June 3, 2022

“It’s novel in terms of getting at what really drives environmental risk factors.”

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Fidaxomicin favored over vancomycin in real-world C. diff study

Author:
Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: May 26, 2022

Researchers compared the agents for treating both initial and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections in a Medicare population.

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Fidaxomicin favored over vancomycin in real-world C. diff study

Author:
Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: May 25, 2022

Researchers compared the agents for treating both initial and recurrent Clostridioides difficile infections in a Medicare population.

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More evidence dementia not linked to PPI use in older people

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: May 25, 2022

Investigators assessed almost 19,000 older adults for use of PPI or H2RA medications and risk for incident dementia or cognitive decline over time...

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IBD after age 60: More evidence antibiotics play a role

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: May 17, 2022

IBD “should be considered, especially if you have a patient who’s reporting multiple courses of antibiotics in the last few years.”

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Science says this is the ‘most boring person in the world’

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Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: March 31, 2022

People who work in banking, finance, accounting, data analytics, and cleaning topped the most boring list in the study.

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Upadacitinib reduces extraintestinal manifestations of ulcerative colitis: Study

Author:
Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: March 7, 2022

Researchers evaluated phase 3 data comparing the oral JAK inhibitor with placebo for treating extraintestinal manifestations.

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Two factors linked to higher risk of long COVID in IBD

Author:
Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: February 22, 2022

IBD specialists should be aware of any of persistent symptoms and actively ask patients whether they have these...

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Too much marijuana can make you unpleasantly, dangerously sick

Author:
Damian McNamara, MA
Publish date: February 16, 2022

The bouts of vomiting, in particular, can get so severe that people can end up hospitalized with dehydration, electrolyte disorders, and weight...

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