Hazard ratio up for incident venous thromboembolism in association with higher levels of fine particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, nitrogen dioxide
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Higher increase in rates over time seen for Black and Asian patients versus White patients and for Medicaid, Medicare patients
Read More »SABCS: Omission of Axillary Staging Noninferior for Node-Negative Breast Cancer
Omission noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for clinically node-negative early-stage invasive breast cancer
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Highest percentage of patients with HBsAg loss after end of treatment for those receiving xalnesiran + immunomodulator
Read More »Early Bilateral Oophorectomy Increases Risk of Alzheimer Disease
Risk even higher among women with bilateral oophorectomy carrying an APOE4 allele
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Neighborhood disadvantage tied to higher blood pressure and cardiometabolic index, as well as lower cognitive scores
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Telephone-based intervention improves glycemic control in patients with diabetes and low income
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Increased odds of LV hypertrophy, high relative wall thickness, LV diastolic dysfunction, high LV filling pressure
Read More »Thicker Melanoma Tumor Size Tied to Higher Risk of 20-Year Melanoma-Related Death
Findings for primary tumors of 0.8 to 1.0 mm versus those <0.8 mm
Read More »SABCS: Active Monitoring Noninferior to Guideline Care for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
Two-year cumulative rate of invasive ipsilateral breast cancer 5.9 and 4.2 percent for guideline-concordant care, active monitoring
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