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Aspirin After Colon Cancer Surgery: Who Benefits?

Aspirin reduces the risk for colorectal cancer in high-risk groups, such as Lynch syndrome, but shows no benefit in the general population.
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On-Site Hepatitis C Care Boosts Treatment Uptake

On-site hepatitis C virus testing and treatment with peer support at opioid treatment programs boosts access to curative therapy and sharply increases treatment initiation.
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Regulator Acts on Racial Inequalities in Maternity Care

Regulator sets out new training approach as UK data show persistent disparities in maternal outcomes among ethnic minority women.
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Decade-Long Health Benefits Seen After Sleeve Gastrectomy

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy leads to substantial weight loss, improved quality of life, and high patient satisfaction among most adults with severe obesity even after 10 years.
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Can Vitamin D Promote a Healthier Gut in IBD?

Vitamin D supplementation is linked to less disease activity and inflammation in inflammatory bowel disease and may restore healthy interactions between the immune system and the gut.
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Inside the Quest to Predict Disease Before Symptoms Strike

From smartwatches to DNA fragments, scientists are building a ‘dashboard’ for human health, but a high-profile trial shows how difficult it is to prove the tech can save lives.
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CRC Prevention: Sessile Serrated Lesion Detection Is Key

A large study of adult colonoscopies found sessile serrated lesion detection rate was significantly associated with lower risk for postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer.
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Early Oral Antibiotics: A Safe Shift in Bone Infections

Early switching from intravenous to oral treatment does not compromise treatment success in children with bone and joint infections and may reduce the risk for complications.
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Functional Seizures Linked to Higher Risk for Mortality

The risk for mortality is around twofold higher in patients with functional seizures than in those without seizure disorders but remains substantially lower than that in those with epileptic seizures.
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Home-Based Hypnotherapy May Benefit Kids With Abdominal Pain

Home-based guided hypnotherapy added to usual care may help children with functional abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome achieve earlier relief at 3 and 6 months than usual care alone.
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HIV No Longer Absolute Barrier to Breastfeeding

The shift reframes infant feeding as a discussion of risk rather than prohibition.
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The Controversy Over Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Does the evidence line up with the buzz surrounding the use of proton therapy to treat prostate cancer?
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US FDA Approves Waters' At‑home Cervical Cancer Screening Kit

Lab equipment maker Waters said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug ⁠Administration has cleared its at-home cervical cancer screening kit for use with an ⁠approved HPV test.
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US FDA Warns Medline Over Defective Heart Procedure Syringes

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has told medical device maker Medline that its syringes used in heart procedures ⁠are defective and warned the company of penal actions.
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Early Relapse Signals High-Risk Primary Refractory LBCL

A secondary analysis of a phase 3 trial suggests that patients with relapse within 3 months of treatment or persistent disease represent a distinct high-risk group.
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Stable Patients May Safely End Beta-Blockers Post-MI

Stable patients who stop taking beta-blockers a year or more after a heart attack fare no worse than those who keep taking them, a study conducted in South Korea finds.
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Veterans Often Miss Out on Quadruple Therapy for HFrEF

Most US veterans who have new heart failure with reduced ejection fraction do not receive all four classes of guideline-directed medical therapy, and many die before starting full therapy, a study finds.
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