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Alzheimer's Transmissible Via Stem Cell Transplantation?on March 28, 2024
Animal research suggests that a rare, familial form of Alzheimer's disease can be transmitted via […]
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Visionary Surgery Saved Pitcher's Arm. Now Even Kids Get Iton March 28, 2024
In 1974, Tommy John put his injured left arm in the hands of a visionary orthopedic surgeon. A […]
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Ovarian Cancer Red Flags: What to Know to Quicken Diagnoseson March 28, 2024
Although ovarian cancer can be treated successfully if caught early, two-third women with the […]
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PFCD: Are Outcomes Better With Combined Medical-Surgical Tx?on March 28, 2024
Anti-TNF therapy alone was noninferior to a combination of surgery and anti-TNF therapy in fistula […]
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ASCO Releases Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Canceron March 28, 2024
A recent ASCO guideline provides recommendations for routine and additional vaccinations for adults […]
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Digital Nudges Found to Be Duds in Flu Vax Trialon March 28, 2024
Reminders sent via text message or patient portal did not increase rates of influenza vaccination. […]
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Early Use of Erenumab Linked to Better Migraine Preventionon March 28, 2024
Erenumab was more effective than oral preventive medications in reducing migraine days with better […]
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ADHD Meds Linked to Lower Suicide, Hospitalization Riskon March 28, 2024
Certain stimulants are associated with a lower risk for psychiatric and nonpsychiatric […]
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Study Reveals Glucagon Receptors' Role in Renal Healthon March 28, 2024
In findings with implications for future therapies in chronic kidney disease, mouse studies show a […]
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Can Minimally Invasive Surgery Match Open in Ovarian Cancer?on March 28, 2024
Minimally invasive surgery for ovarian cancer does not appear to affect survival compared with open […]
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Discontinuing Specific Meds Linked to MS Relapse Riskon March 28, 2024
In older patients with nonactive MS, there is a significant increased risk for relapse after […]
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Pediatric Mental Health Stable in Early in the Pandemicon March 28, 2024
The mental health of children and adolescents was largely stable during the first year of the […]
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Do Daytime Naps Raise Glucose Levels?on March 28, 2024
In older people with type 2 diabetes, researchers found higher blood glucose levels in those who […]
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Isoniazid Resistance Linked With Tuberculosis Deathson March 28, 2024
Control of tuberculosis in Brazil could be improved if all patients underwent early detection of […]
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New Data: Long COVID Cases Surgeon March 28, 2024
A post-winter rise in estimated long COVID cases may last well into 2024, experts said. Medscape […]
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French Cohort Shows Good Prognosis of MSI Colorectal Canceron March 28, 2024
Nonmetastatic microsatellite instability colorectal cancers nevertheless entailed a high risk for […]
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Sarcopenic Obesity Predicts Earlier Deathon March 28, 2024
A recent study evaluated the association between sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity with mortality […]
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Amivantamab Offers Post-Progression Benefit in EGFRm NSCLCon March 28, 2024
Even if patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer progress on amivantamab plus chemotherapy, there is […]
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Lung Cancer Screening Unveils Hidden Health Riskson March 28, 2024
Screening for lung cancer can identify more than lung malignancies. MDedge News
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No Increased Stroke Risk After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccineon March 28, 2024
There is no increased risk for stroke during the 6 weeks following receipt of either brand of the […]
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Measles outbreaks show the risks of under-vaccinationon March 27, 2024
Yonatan Grad, professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School, discusses […]
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When women give birth while in prison, how do their children fare?on March 20, 2024
Research by Bethany Kotlar, PhD ’24, follows children born to incarcerated mothers for the first […]
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Soccer, truffles, and exclamation points: Dean Baccarelli shares his storyon March 19, 2024
Harvard Chan School Dean Andrea Baccarelli’s path to a career in public health took several […]
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Health care transformation in Africa highlighted at conferenceon March 13, 2024
The second annual Africa Health Conference at Harvard Chan School highlighted the changing health […]
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Ready, set, watercoloron March 12, 2024
Students and staff at Harvard Chan School gathered in Kresge cafeteria on March 7 for an evening of […]
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Reducing cardiovascular disease disparities in low- and middle-income countrieson March 11, 2024
Stéphane Verguet co-authored a study looking at whether equalizing hypertension diagnosis and […]
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Report calls for regulations around dangerous pathogen researchon March 7, 2024
Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Communicable Disease […]
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Building a better system for transgender health careon March 7, 2024
Ivan Hsiao, MPH ’24, is a transgender entrepreneur who founded the startup Trans Health HQ to […]
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Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia to lead Harvard Ministerial Leadership Programon March 6, 2024
Former Minister of Health of Ethiopia Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin looks forward to supporting leaders […]
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Aya Goto appointed head of Takemi Program in International Healthon February 29, 2024
Aya Goto recently spoke about her work promoting health literacy and what it means to follow a […]