Study Suggests Screening Colonoscopy Intervals May Sometimes Be Extended
Negative finding on high quality screening colonoscopy portends long term low risk Results of an...
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AAN: Siponimod Shows Benefit Through Year 5 in EXPAND Extension for Secondary Progressive MS
Less disability progression with continuous treatment Data from the open-label extension of the...
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AAN: For Relapsing MS, Ozanimod Infection Rates Similar with Longer Exposure
No serious opportunistic infections reported Relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) patients who had...
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Covid-19: Emerging Evidence Suggests Role for Vitamin D in Coronavirus Severity
Research to date is observational There is preliminary, but growing, evidence that vitamin D may...
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Plasma NfL Tied to MS Disability in Large Study
Five-year followup extends earlier findings Early elevated plasma neurofilament light (pNfL)...
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Medical News Forecast for May 25-31
An FDA Covid-19 Town Hall, ASCO’s virtual meeting, upcoming drug approvals, and more Here is...
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Nivolumab Monotherapy Fails to Show Improved OS Compared with Bevacizumab for Recurrent Glioblastoma
An identical proportion of patients in both treatment groups were alive at 12 months in the...
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AAN: Siponimod Tx Effects in SPMS Detected Sooner in Motor Integration
Effects generally greater among relapsing than non-relapsing patients in EXPAND trial The effects...
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Covid-19: Is Evidence-Based Medicine Dead?
The President is taking hydroxychloroquine. Should we worry? During a press briefing on May 18,...
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Even One Sugar-Sweetened Beverage a Day May Increase A Woman’s CV Risk
California Teachers Study shows higher risks of CVD, revascularization, and stroke In women...
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In-School Intervention May Destigmatize Mental Illness
Anti-stigma curriculum improved attitudes, encouraged youth to seek help A school-based...
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AAP Launches ’Call Your Pediatrician’ Campaign
Aims to ensure kids are keeping up with immunizations, developmental checks during Covid-19...
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Covid-19: ACP Calls for Funds to Keep Primary Care Practices Open
Letter to HHS Secretary Azar asks for enough to offset 80% of lost revenue WASHINGTON —The...
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Covid-19: Moderna’s Tease of Early Vaccine Data Elicit’s Stock Surge
Company hopes to start phase III trial in July The Dow surged 900 points on news that...
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Warfarin Associated with Higher Fracture Risk in Afib Patients Compared to DOACs
All DOACs appeared to lower risk in population-based study Patients with atrial fibrillation have...
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ASCO: Virtual Meeting Kicks Off May 29
Three days packed with presentations The American Society of Clinical Oncology is the leading...
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After Stroke, Type 2 Diabetes Associated with Worse Cognitive Function
Greatest reductions seen in attention and cognitive processing speed Type 2 diabetes—but not...
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FDA Approves First PARP-Inhibitor for Prostate Cancer
New option for BRCA-mutation associated mCRPC PARP (poly ADP ribose polymerase) inhibitors, which...
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Biomarker Analysis Supports Heart Benefit for Plant-Based Diets
DASH diet or high fruit and vegetable diet equally beneficial Regardless of health status, eating...
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Covid-19: Compassionate Use Study of Remdesivir Argues for Its Efficacy
But letters to NEJM question study methodology A study published in early April on the...
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