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• ASTRO: Hypofractionation Effective for Radiotherapy After Breast Reconstruction

  11-10-2023 17:54 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- For women undergoing implant-based breast reconstruction after a mastectomy, use of shorter radiotherapy (RT) courses (hypofractionation) is as effective as conventionally fractionated (CF) RT, according to a study...
  
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• ASTRO: Liquid Biopsy Can Stratify Risk in Oligometastatic NSCLC

  11-10-2023 17:51 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- Liquid biopsy, which identifies circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), performed before radiotherapy (RT) can stratify risk for oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients, according to a study published online...
  
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• Black Children With Asthma More Likely to Receive Bronchodilators From EMS

  11-10-2023 17:47 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- Black children receiving emergency medical services (EMS) care are more likely to receive a bronchodilator than White children, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Prehospital Emergency Care.
  Sylvia...
  
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• Model Developed for Prioritizing Patients Waiting for Lung Transplant

  11-10-2023 17:46 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- A new model has been developed for prioritizing patients waiting for a lung transplant, according to a study published online Sept. 29 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
  Jarrod E. Dalton,...
  
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• High-Risk Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant Benefit Most From Living Donors

  11-10-2023 17:43 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- High-risk cirrhosis patients awaiting liver transplant (LT) most benefit from potential living donors, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in Aging.
  Fakhar Ali Qazi Arisar, M.B.B.S., from the University of...
  
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• Novel Potassium Channel Opener Safe, Effective for Adults With Focal Epilepsy

  11-10-2023 17:33 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- XEN1101 appears safe and effective for the treatment of focal-onset seizures (FOSs), according to results of a phase 2b study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Neurology.
  Jacqueline A. French, M.D., from the New York...
  
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• Weight Loss-Driven Remission of Prediabetes Tied to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk

  11-10-2023 17:29 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- Weight loss-driven remission of prediabetes protects against type 2 diabetes and is associated with better kidney and vascular function, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in The Lancet Diabetes &...
  
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• Decision Support Tool Cuts Hypoglycemia Risk in Older Adults

  11-10-2023 17:26 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- In a population of at-risk older patients, the use of a clinical decision support tool and shared decision-making can reduce the risk for hypoglycemia by nearly half, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the...
  
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• Low-Income Children, Families Exposed to More Neurotoxic Chemicals

  11-10-2023 17:20 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- Children from families with low incomes and families of color are exposed to more neurotoxic chemicals and experience greater harm, according to a review published online Sept. 27 in Environmental Health...
  
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• Enteric-Coated, Uncoated Aspirin Have Similar Effectiveness in Heart Patients

  11-10-2023 17:18 via drugs.com
  
  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 -- There is no significant difference in the primary effectiveness or safety between enteric-coated aspirin and uncoated aspirin among patients with cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in...
  
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• Sanofi partners with AI specialist BioMap in deal worth over $1bn

  11-10-2023 13:12
  
  The collaboration is aimed at accelerating drug discovery for biotherapeutics
  
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• Sanofi partners with AI specialist BioMap in deal worth more than $1bn

  11-10-2023 13:12
  
  The collaboration is aimed at accelerating drug discovery for biotherapeutics
  
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• New Swedish study finds HSCT can slow progression of multiple sclerosis

  11-10-2023 13:11
  
  More than 70% of participants in the study had no new progression after five years of treatment
  
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• BMS shares positive long-term data for Zeposia in relapsing multiple sclerosis

  11-10-2023 13:11
  
  Approximately 2.5 million people worldwide are affected by the neurological disease
  
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• NIHR partners with Motor Neurone Disease Association for MND research

  11-10-2023 13:10
  
  The partnership will speed up the discovery of treatments and insights for MND
  
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• Stroke Mortality Set to Increase to 9.7 Million in 2050

  11-10-2023 00:47 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- Stroke mortality is projected to increase to 9.7 million deaths by 2050, according to a report issued by the World Stroke Organization-Lancet Neurology Commission on Stroke and published online Oct. 9 in The Lancet...
  
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• Flu Shots Up for Children in States With Vaccine Mandate

  11-10-2023 00:43 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- Children living in states with a vaccine mandate during the 2020 to 2021 influenza season had a higher predicted probability of receiving an influenza vaccine, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in...
  
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• No Universally Effective Model-Updating Approach Available in ICU Setting

  11-10-2023 00:40 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- In a simulated intensive care unit setting, there is no universally effective model-updating approach that maintains model performance, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in Annals of Internal Medicine.
  Using...
  
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• Cheap, Flavored Cigars That Entice Children Are Flooding the Market

  11-10-2023 00:36 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- Flavoring added to small, cheap cigars is making these the second-most popular tobacco product among youth, a new report shows. The Rutgers University Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies and the Campaign for...
  
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• California Governor Rejects Bill to Provide Free Condoms to High Schoolers

  11-10-2023 00:31 via drugs.com
  
  TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- A California bill would have made free condoms available for high schoolers, but it was vetoed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom because of cost.
  California has a budget deficit of $30 billion, Newsom noted in his veto of Senate...
  
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