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• New Report IDs Threats of Climate Change to Children, Youth

  19-10-2023 23:59 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Climate change poses a mental health and developmental threat to children and youth, according to a report released by the American Psychological Association (APA) and ecoAmerica.
  Susan Clayton, Ph.D., from the College of...
  
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• Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions Directly to Patient Homes

  19-10-2023 23:51 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Amazon announced Wednesday that it has started to test drone deliveries of prescription medications, delivering drugs to consumers' doorsteps within an hour.
  "We're taught from the first days of medical school that there...
  
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• Rosuvastatin, Atorvastatin Have Comparable Efficacy for CAD

  19-10-2023 18:15 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin have comparable efficacy for a composite outcome in adults with coronary artery disease, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in The BMJ.
  Yong-Joon Lee, M.D., from the Yonsei...
  
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• Septoplasty Effective for Nasal Obstruction Linked to Deviated Septum

  19-10-2023 18:12 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- For adults with nasal obstruction associated with a deviated nasal septum, septoplasty is a more effective intervention than a defined medical management regimen, according to a study published online Oct. 18 in The...
  
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• Disparities Seen in Prehospital Pain Care of Traumatic Injuries

  19-10-2023 18:09 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Non-White patients have a lower likelihood of having pain scores reported and of receiving analgesia during prehospital care for traumatic injuries, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA Network...
  
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• Induced Abortion in First Trimester Not Linked to Rh Sensitization

  19-10-2023 18:07 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Induced first-trimester abortion is not associated with Rh sensitization, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
  Sarah Horvath, M.D., from Penn State University...
  
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• 2008 to 2020 Saw Increase in Survival for Advanced Prostate Cancer

  19-10-2023 18:04 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- During a time period with improvements in treatment of advanced prostate cancer, there was a simultaneous clinically meaningful increase in mean survival for men with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer...
  
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• Traffic-Associated Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure Increases Risk for Preterm Birth

  19-10-2023 18:02 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Patients in an urban region with greater average exposure to nitrogen dioxide throughout pregnancy are more likely to experience preterm delivery, according to a study published online in the October issue of the American...
  
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• ADHD Increases Risk for Car Crashes in Older Adults

  19-10-2023 17:55 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- Older adult drivers with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have a higher risk for car crashes when compared with their peers without ADHD, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in JAMA Network...
  
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• Cell-Free DNA Methylation Liquid Biopsy Discriminates Ovarian Cancer

  19-10-2023 17:52 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- A classifier based on cell-free DNA (cfDNA) methylation liquid biopsy can discriminate high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSOC) from benign masses, according to a study published online Oct. 9 in Clinical Cancer...
  
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• IDSA: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cefepime Comparable for Suspected Infection

  19-10-2023 17:49 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- For hospitalized patients with suspected infection for whom a clinician initiated an order for antipseudomonal antibiotics within 12 hours of presentation to the hospital, the incidence of acute kidney injury or death is...
  
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• IDSA: A. Baumannii, C. Auris Common for Recipients of Mechanical Ventilation

  19-10-2023 17:43 via drugs.com
  
  THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 -- For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida auris are common, with an increased likelihood of colonization among those in long-term care facilities versus acute care hospitals,...
  
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• Takeda announces EC approval for Adcetris combination in Hodgkin lymphoma

  19-10-2023 13:28
  
  The ADC has been approved for use alongside doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine
  
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• Scientists discover way to reverse drug resistance in prostate cancer

  19-10-2023 13:27
  
  Targeting ‘hijacked’ white blood cells could reverse drug resistance and slow tumour progression
  
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• Roche’s Alecensa shows promise in phase 3 early-stage lung cancer trial

  19-10-2023 13:27
  
  Non-small cell lung cancer represents approximately 85% of all lung cancer cases
  
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