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Reports increasingly suggest anosmia/hyposmia can signal early COVID-19 infection
But a WHO expert said the organization needs to look into whether anosmia is an early sign and symptom.
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COVID-19 in China: Children have less severe disease, but are vulnerable
The findings of this case review underscore the possibility that children “may play a major role in community-based viral transmission” of novel...
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Maternal mortality: A national crisis
“An American mom today is 50% more likely to die in childbirth than her own mother was and 3-4 times more likely to die if she’s black than if she...
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PPI use linked with increased fracture risk in children
“Risk of fracture should be taken into account when weighing the benefits and risks of PPI treatment in children.”
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Lymphopenia linked to worse response in RCC, bladder cancer patients on checkpoint inhibitors
ORLANDO – Patients with lower pretreatment absolute lymphocyte counts and higher neutrophil-lymphocyte ratios were less likely to respond to...
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Review reveals shorter OS, RFS in young colorectal cancer patients
Peritoneal metastasis occurred significantly more often in younger patients, but predisposing conditions such as polyposis or congenital colon...
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Late effects in young cancer survivors underscore importance of high-risk screening
Childhood cancer survivors have higher standardized mortality ratios than early-adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.
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Adolescent obesity linked with midlife cancer risk
Investigators say teen obesity could be an important intervention target for subsequent cancer prevention.
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Synovial biopsy findings drive precision medicine for RA closer to the clinic
“I think synovial biopsies will yield a lot of information and really, hopefully, help us target therapy and find new therapeutic targets that we...
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Tramadol use for noncancer pain linked with increased hip fracture risk
"Our results point to the need to consider tramadol's associated risk of fracture in clinical practice and treatment guidelines," the researchers...
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IFN-activated monocytes show early promise for ovarian cancer
ORLANDO - Two of 11 patients achieved a partial response, and there were no grade 4-5 adverse events.
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Model reveals genes associated with prognosis in ER+, HER2– breast cancer
ORLANDO – A model revealed 5 genes associated with poor prognosis and 15 genes associated with good prognosis.
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Phase 2 data: Inotuzumab, approved in adults with B-ALL, shows promise in kids, too
“Importantly, there were no inotuzumab dose modifications or delays due to hepatic toxicity.”
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Adding ilixadencel improved outcomes in metastatic renal cell carcinoma
ORLANDO – Ilixadencel improved responses when added to sunitinib as first-line therapy in patients with synchronous metastatic renal cell...