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Screening linked to 60 percent lower risk for dying from breast cancer within 10 years after diagnosis

Improvement seen in patients’ ability to manage disease, medical students’ ability to educate them

Benefits include sharper vision, less distortion, and reduced side effects over one-year follow-up

Findings of early trials based on epicardial fat pad injections during cardiac surgery

Providers believe stressing fetal protection is most effective strategy against refusal

However, among U.S. nonsmokers, rates of secondhand exposure stalled during 2011 to 2014

Adults with heart failure with impairment in activities of daily living take as many meds as those without

Young adults cite fear of complications, burden of disease management, impact on family and job

Socioeconomic disparities exist in use of patient portals; privacy concerns cited for nonuse

Higher levels of admissions per registered nurse also tied to increased in-hospital mortality

UROPP reduces opioids prescribed after gynecologic, abdominal surgery without negative effects

The 60th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec. 1 to 4 in San Diego and attracted approximately 22,000 participants from around the world, including hematology specialists, clinical practitioners, and other health care professionals. The conference featured presentations focusing on the […]

Only 573.5 of 3,765 pills prescribed were consumed by 102 patients undergoing meniscectomy

Based on global climate models, expansion predicted at northern margins of current distribution

Endometriosis is most common cause of secondary dysmenorrhea, looks different in teens than adults

Strong dose-response relationship seen in never-smokers aged 50 and older

More second primary cancers and more frequent menopausal symptoms seen in tamoxifen vs. placebo arm

Framingham risk score decreased in intervention group and increased in control group

Eighty-five percent of patients report partial or complete resolution of headaches postoperatively