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Single screening for Lynch syndrome beats sequential tests in CRC
FROM JAMA ONCOLOGY Physicians could more accurately test patients with colon cancer for Lynch ...
Think about breast cancer surveillance for transgender patients
REPORTING FROM ENDO 2018 CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Both transgender men and transgender ...
Higher preconception blood pressure linked to pregnancy loss
FROM HYPERTENSION High preconception blood pressure is associated with a greater risk of pregnancy ...
Prior bariatric surgery may lead to IBD
FROM ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS Bariatric surgery increases the risk of new-onset inflammatory bowel ...
Federal budget grants $1.8 billion to Alzheimer’s and dementia research
Congress has appropriated an additional $414 million for research into Alzheimer’s disease and other ...
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty for CTEPH improves heart failure symptoms
REPORTING FROM CRT 2018 WASHINGTON (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Balloon pulmonary angioplasty provides meaningful ...
Checkpoint inhibition less toxic than antiangiogenic therapy in NSCLC
REPORTING FROM THE NCCN ANNUAL CONFERENCE ORLANDO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Checkpoint blockade is ...
The Right Choice? Mixed feelings about a recent informed consent court decision
On June 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on a case that ...
Robocalls increase diabetic retinopathy screenings in low-income patients
REPORTING FROM ENDO 2018 CHICAGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – Sending robocall reminders increased diabetic ...
Could European data privacy rules cost you big?
U.S. health providers who treat foreign patients may want to take a closer look ...
QI initiative reduces antibiotic use in chorioamnionitis-exposed newborns
FROM PEDIATRICS A hospital quality improvement initiative reduced antibiotic use by more than half ...
FDA expands indication for blinatumomab in treating ALL
The Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to blinatumomab for treatment of ...
Many VTE patients live in fear of the next event
REPORTING FROM THSNA 2018 SAN DIEGO (FRONTLINE MEDICAL NEWS) – An estimated 41% of ...
