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Male physicians refer patients to male surgeons at disproportionate rates, study shows
A study that analyzed nearly 40 million referrals to surgeons in Ontario found male physicians disproportionately refer patients to male
Continue reading »Many Alzheimer’s patients would not have been eligible for clinical trials of controversial new drug
In June 2021, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for aducanumab to treat patients with mild cognitive
Continue reading »Predicting which patients with a rare blood disease will respond to the only FDA-approved treatment
New research has uncovered a precision medicine test using blood proteins to identify a novel patient subgroup of idiopathic multicentric
Continue reading »Many surgery patients get opioid prescriptions, but many don’t need to, study suggests
Surgeons can ease their patients’ pain from common operations without prescribing opioids, and avoid the possibility of starting someone on
Continue reading »Laparoscopic approach to cloacal malformation repair found safe in eligible patients
A minimally invasive surgical approach called laparoscopic rectal mobilization and urogenital separation appears to be a safe alternative to open
Continue reading »Blood test for kidney rejection suggests new way to treat post-transplant patients
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a blood biomarker that predicts kidney transplant rejection with
Continue reading »Anticancer drug may improve outcome for severe COVID-19 patients
Treating severe COVID-19 patients with the anticancer drug bevacizumab may reduce mortality and speed up recovery, according to a small
Continue reading »Scar-free stitch in stomach could help patients shed up to FIVE stone
Scar-free stitch in the stomach could help patients shed up to FIVE stone in six months – and cut their
Continue reading »New bowel cancer treatment could save patients from stoma ordeal
How a two-part bowel cancer treatment could save patients from invasive surgery and being forced to live with a stoma
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