Many patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, eventually develop resistance to one treatment after another. That’s in part because cancer stem cells…
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Scientists have discovered how bacteria commonly responsible for seafood-related stomach upsets can go dormant and then “wake up.” Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine bacterium that…
Approximately 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes occur every year in men and women in the U.S. Sex and age play a large part in…
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Medicare reimbursement for transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR) was extended to include secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation resulting from heart failure, according to a revised National…
Acne was a common occurrence after initiating masculinizing hormone therapy (MHT), researchers reported. In a retrospective analysis of nearly 1,000 transgender individuals who started MHT,…
Potent topical corticosteroids were associated with increased risk for osteoporosis, a Danish study suggested. In a nationwide retrospective cohort study of over 720,000 adults, each…
Mortality risk for hospitalized COVID-19 patients tracked with intensive care unit (ICU) demand, a study affirmed. Across the 88 U.S. Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals with…
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