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At-home colorectal cancer testing and follow-up vary by ethnicity
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
“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
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
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
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
Researchers examined disparities by patient ethnicity in colorectal cancer test ordering by physicians and follow-up colonoscopy rates.
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Fidaxomicin favored over vancomycin in real-world C. diff study
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
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
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
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’
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
Researchers evaluated phase 3 data comparing the oral JAK inhibitor with placebo for treating extraintestinal manifestations.
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Too much marijuana can make you unpleasantly, dangerously sick
The bouts of vomiting, in particular, can get so severe that people can end up hospitalized with dehydration, electrolyte disorders, and weight...