Findings show equivalent efficacy to moderately fractionated radiotherapy with enhanced convenience

More than three-quarters of prescriptions were for a supply of more than seven days; 55 percent for 15 to 30 days

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Prescriptions for GLP-1 RAs less common among White teens versus Black, Hispanic teens

Sensitivity higher, but some loss seen in specificity, when compared with Risk of Malignancy 1 index at threshold of 250

Increased risk for myocarditis, pericarditis seen one to two weeks after COVID-19 mRNA vaccination

Overall, though, naloxone administration rates decreased 6.1 percent during the study period

Approval is for endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, HR-positive, HER2-negative disease

Risk increased in the six months after infection; elevated risk also seen in subpopulation with overweight, obesity and hospitalized patients