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• Pharmacists Can Spur Switch to Recommended Drugs for Diabetes Patients With CVD

  04-12-2023 19:00 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif.--A pharmacist-led intervention using notes in the electronic health record (EHR) proved effective for convincing primary care providers to switch veterans with diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) to...
  
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• Psych Nurses Sound the Alarm on Patient Violence at Pediatric Hospital

  04-12-2023 18:36 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Nurses at Seattle Children's Hospital demanded the hospital intervene after police were twice called to the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Unit (PBMU) over violent incidents during a 2-week period in November, according to...
  
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• Suicide Rates Among Black Women Rose Over 2 Decades

  04-12-2023 18:19 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Suicide rates among Black women increased from 1999 to 2020, especially among teens and young adults, according to an analysis of national data.
  Among Black women ages 15 to 84, suicide rates rose from 2.1 per 100,000 in 1999...
  
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• Northwestern Medicine Residents Latest to Seek Union Status

  04-12-2023 18:03 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Residents and fellows at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago are the latest group of young doctors trying to form a union.
  The group, comprised of nearly 1,300 physicians employed by McGaw Medical Center, are seeking to unionize...
  
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• Deep Brain Stimulation Revives Cognitive Function After Traumatic Brain Injury

  04-12-2023 17:52 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the central lateral nucleus of the thalamus led to cognitive improvements in people with long-term deficits due to traumatic brain injury (TBI), a pilot study showed.
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• After Chemo, Breast Cancer Patient Develops Two Malignant Neoplasms

  04-12-2023 17:31 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Be aware of the potential for secondary malignancy in relation to LCH diagnosis, researchers urge
  
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• Novel Therapy Reduced Transfusion Dependence in Lower-Risk MDS

  04-12-2023 16:55 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who relapsed or were refractory to standard treatment achieved improved rates of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence with an investigational, first-in-class telomerase...
  
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• Phase II Wins, Losses for Obesity Drugs; More Positive Veozah Data; Walking Off T2D

  04-12-2023 16:48 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Pemvidutide (2.4 mg), an investigational GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist, helped people with obesity achieve an average 15.6% weight loss after 48 weeks in the phase II MOMENTUM trial, developer Altimmune announced.
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• IG Live December 6: Code Gray! Responding to Violence in Healthcare

  04-12-2023 16:32 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- While healthcare facilities are often seen as sanctuaries for healing, violence in the workplace remains an urgent issue. In a 2022 poll, approximately 85% of emergency physicians surveyed said violence in emergency departments...
  
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• High Blood Pressure in Babies Linked to Adult Atherosclerosis

  04-12-2023 16:27 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The link between childhood blood pressure (BP) and adult atherosclerosis appeared stable going all the way back to infancy, suggesting that efforts to prevent arterial thickening may be beneficial starting at the earliest life...
  
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• Don't Neglect Tobacco Use in People Experiencing Homelessness

  04-12-2023 16:04 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The Biden administration is considering a policy to eliminate menthol-flavored tobacco and invest $240 million in cancer prevention, including tobacco prevention and cessation, through the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative...
  
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• The Link Between Tear Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, Eicosanoids, and Dry Eye

  04-12-2023 15:39 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- A study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting examined the relationship between tear polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), eicosanoids, and dry eye symptoms. In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Anat Galor...
  
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• PsA Raises Mortality Risk, but Unevenly

  04-12-2023 15:10 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Swedes with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) tended to die earlier than other people, a national case-control study indicated, but the risk varied considerably among different subgroups.
  Overall all-cause mortality was 11% higher for...
  
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• Atropine Drops for Kids' Myopia Fail to Boost Long-Term Visual Outcomes

  04-12-2023 14:35 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The short-term use of atropine eye drops to treat myopia in children did not affect long-term visual outcomes, the prospective observational ATLAS study of participants from two randomized trials showed.
  The mean spherical equivalent...
  
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• Travel Nurse Practitioner Who Disappeared on Hike Found Dead

  04-12-2023 13:58 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Ann Herford, FNP, a traveling nurse practitioner from Michigan who went missing while hiking in California last month, was found dead on Thursday, according to authorities.
  Herford, 66, had last been seen on November 12 near...
  
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• 'Watch and Wait' With Small Renal Masses: When and How Should Docs Intervene?

  04-12-2023 13:34 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- Active surveillance of small renal masses appears to be safe, but if intervention does become necessary, what should trigger it?
  "We now know that with at least 10 years of data that active surveillance is safe and non-inferior...
  
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• Gaming the Patent System Can Keep Biosimilars Off the Market for Decades

  04-12-2023 13:15 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- In this video interview, Sean Tu, PhD, JD, a professor of law at West Virginia University in Morgantown, discusses his recent paper in JAMA outlining the intersection of trade secret law and patent law for biologics. Tu explains...
  
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• New £20m NIHR project announced to combat HIV in England

  04-12-2023 12:26 via pharmatimes.com
  
  In England, an estimated 4,500 people are living with undiagnosed HIV
  
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• Brain waves found in sleep shown to protect against epileptic activity

  04-12-2023 12:26 via pharmatimes.com
  The neurological condition affects around 50 million people worldwide
  
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• First Gene Therapy for Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Offers Durable Response

  04-12-2023 12:07 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- WASHINGTON--The gene therapy nadofaragene firadenovec (Adstiladrin) continued to demonstrate clinical activity in patients with high-risk bladder cancer, researchers reported.
  The long-term follow-up data came from a phase...
  
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• Non-Covalent BTK Inhibitor Approved for CLL

  04-12-2023 11:53 via medpagetoday.com
  
  (MedPage Today) -- The FDA expanded the label of pirtobrutinib (Jaypirca) to include the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) following two prior lines of therapy, the agency announced on Friday.
  An...
  
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• COVID Hospitalizations Rise; DeSantis Targets Obamacare; Why Docs Are Unionizing

  04-12-2023 10:38 via medpagetoday.com
  
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  COVID hospitalizations increased for the third week in a row, surpassing 19,000 admissions in the most recent week reported. (U.S. News & World Report)
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• NHS paying private sector to carry out more medical operations

  03-12-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Steady shift towards outsourcing hip, knee and eye treatment expected to expand to other procedures despite concerns
  
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• Prone Positioning Falls Flat for Weaning COVID Patients Off ECMO

  01-12-2023 18:43 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Early application of prone positioning did not help patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)--mostly from COVID--get off venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) any faster compared...
  
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• Radiotherapy boost shown to reduce treatment times for breast cancer patients

  01-12-2023 12:13 via pharmatimes.com
  
  Every year, around 55,000 women in the UK are diagnosed with the condition
  
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• Prostate cancer focal therapy could improve costs and patient outcomes

  01-12-2023 12:13 via pharmatimes.com
  Every year, over 44,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer in England
  
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• SMART and CAMP collaborate to develop safer T-cell therapies

  30-11-2023 12:15 via pharmatimes.com
  
  The new method successfully performs sterility assessments within 24 hours
  
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• School of Global Affairs and Ethox Centre launch new research hub

  30-11-2023 12:15 via pharmatimes.com
  
  The new hub will unite researchers worldwide to exchange ideas and knowledge
  
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• Philips: suspect device prompts night terrors for investors

  29-11-2023 16:41 via ft.com
  Expect earnings estimates to weaken following the FDA’s safety communication
  
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• Milner Therapeutics to establish new genomics laboratory for drug discovery

  29-11-2023 12:25 via pharmatimes.com
  
  The new state-of-the-art facility is set to be operational in early 2024
  
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• bit.bio and KCL to collaborate for neurodevelopmental disorders

  29-11-2023 12:25 via pharmatimes.com
  
  The partners will utilise bit.bio’s ioCells to develop multi-cell models of the human brain
  
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• Clinical trial reveals positive results for treating children with rare gliomas

  28-11-2023 12:12 via pharmatimes.com
  Tafinlar and Mekinist led to a 56% overall response rate in children with BM-HGG
  
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• AI-powered ‘MesoGraph’ tool could help clinicians diagnose cancer

  28-11-2023 12:12 via pharmatimes.com
  
  Around 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the US every year
  
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• Hashimoto's Patients Felt Better for 5 Years After Thyroidectomy

  27-11-2023 18:04 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Total thyroidectomy boosted patient-reported general health in euthyroid Hashimoto's thyroiditis for up to 5 years, an extension of a randomized trial showed.
  Measured via the Short Form-36 Health Survey, the big bump in quality...
  
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• New NHS software set to improve care for millions of patients

  27-11-2023 12:23 via pharmatimes.com
  
  Around £330m will be invested in the software over the next seven years
  
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• MHRA launches online eligibility checker tool via the IRP

  27-11-2023 12:23 via pharmatimes.com
  
  The IRP will bring life-saving medicines to UK patients from 1 January 2024
  
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• Novo Nordisk looks at flexible pricing for obesity drug

  27-11-2023 05:00 via ft.com
  Danish pharma group in talks with healthcare providers about innovative models to boost Wegovy take-up
  
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• How the boom in private medical insurance is exposing its own flaws

  26-11-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Demand is soaring thanks to the NHS crisis, but providers are up against inflation and fierce competition for doctors
  
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• Early Interventions for Autism; Imaging After Stenting

  25-11-2023 15:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center...
  
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• Study suggests cognitive decline could be linked to hippocampus shrinkage

  24-11-2023 12:29 via pharmatimes.com
  The findings could benefit patients living with neurodegenerative conditions
  
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• NHS urges individuals to take up cervical screening invitations

  24-11-2023 12:28 via pharmatimes.com
  
  Around 3,200 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year
  
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• WHO asks China for data on ‘undiagnosed pneumonia’ cases

  23-11-2023 13:10 via ft.com
  Health body’s concern reflects heightened vigilance over signs of disease outbreaks since Covid pandemic
  
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• Alladapt’s allergy treatment receives FDA fast track designation

  23-11-2023 12:48 via pharmatimes.com
  
  ADP101 is an oral immunotherapy to treat multi-food and single-food allergies
  
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• Thousands of men to participate in UK trial for prostate cancer

  22-11-2023 11:07 via pharmatimes.com
  Prostate cancer is responsible for 12,000 deaths every year in the UK
  
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• Spell Check-Up: Ready to Play a Spelling Game?

  22-11-2023 10:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- Test your medical spelling skills
  
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• EU countries warn of health risks caused by climate change

  20-11-2023 07:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Why tourists and residents are fighting over Rome’s sidewalks
  
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• Behold the Ozempic effect on business

  20-11-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  A new crop of weight-loss drugs is disrupting markets as well as transforming waistlines
  
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• GP staff in England warn many buildings ‘not fit for purpose’

  19-11-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Royal College of GPs urges government to take action over ‘unsafe’ infrastructure ahead of Autumn Statement
  
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• How Many Kids Use Melatonin?

  18-11-2023 18:00 via medpagetoday.com
  (MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz
  
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• UK regulator finds NMC Health committed market abuse over $4bn debt misstatement

  17-11-2023 14:05 via ft.com
  FCA censures collapsed FTSE 100 company for publishing ‘materially inaccurate’ financial statements
  
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