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By Physician’s Weekly Blogger, Skeptical Scalpel Robert M. Levy, a former pathologist at a...
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ASCO GU 2021 Kicks Off! What to Expect
The 2021 Genitourinary (GU) Cancers Symposium, one of the largest conference in genitourinary cancers will be held virtually February 11 to 13, showcasing practice-changing research, diverse speakers, global perspectives, and...
Read MorePhase 3 TITAN: Overall Survival Benefit and Safety in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Treatment with apalutamide Significantly Improved Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer Final analysis from Phase 3 TITAN study demonstrated apalutamide provided statistically...
Read MoreASCO GU 2021: Adding to the Armamentarium of Therapy for Bladder Cancer
In high-risk muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma, the use of nivolumab after surgery cut patients’ risk of disease returning or death by 30% over placebo. The data was released for presentation at the American Society of...
Read MoreData on Cabozantinib Activity in Brain Metastases in RCC
Results from a retrospective analysis evaluating (cabozantinib) activity in brain metastases in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) will be presented as part of the Poster Session: Renal Cell Cancer at the 2021 American...
Read MoreAHA 2020 Quiz Answers!
1) According to the FOURIER trial, patients treated with PCSK9 inhibitors had a reduced risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), especially if they had elevated what? a) LDL b) Lipoprotein(a) c) Both d) None of the above The...
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Test Your Knowledge: AHA 2020 Quiz
It’s no question that advancements in the treatment of hyperlipidemia were in the spotlight...
Read MoreFrom Organoids to Avoiding Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
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Read MoreEpisode 2: Helping Patients Avoid Behaviors That Increase Risk for CVD
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Read MorePhysQuiz Answers! AAO 2020 on AMD
Thank you for taking our AAO 2020 conference challenge, based on Physician’s Weekly coverage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)! How did you do? 1) A retrospective study of over 190,000 eyes with AMD that received...
Read MoreHelping Patients Avoid Risks for CVD
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Read MoreThe Impact of COVID-19 – What You Need to Know
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Read MorePhysQuiz Answers! A Focus on Allergic Asthma
Thank you for taking our quiz on allergic asthma! How did you do? 1) What percent of patients diagnosed with severe asthma (mean age of 12 years) were drug adherent, according to a study presented at AAAAI? a) 43% b) 57% c) 68%...
Read MorePhysQuiz Answers! A Focus on Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria
Thank you for taking our quiz on chronic urticaria! How did you do? 1) The NCBI recently released recommendations for diagnosis and management of chronic idiopathic urticaria, recommends using a skin prick test as part of...
Read MorePhysQuiz Answers! ACR Convergence 2020
Thank you for taking our quiz on PsA from results presented at ACR Convergence 2020! How did you do? 1) DMARD-naïve patients achieving Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) and the Clinical Disease Activity for...
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