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Pembrolizumab is associated with an overall objective response rate of 33 percent in patients with advanced melanoma

Pembrolizumab Active in Patients With Advanced Melanoma

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Overall response rate of 33 percent for total population, 45 percent among treatment naive
For patients with primary angle-closure and primary angle-closure glaucoma

Relative Lens Vault Predicts Post-Op Refractory Error

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Pre-op relative lens vault significantly predicts refractive outcome after cataract surgery
Admission costs and early readmission rates are lower for lung transplant recipients at high-volume centers

Costs Linked to Center Volume for Lung Transplant Recipients

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Lower admission costs, in-hospital mortality, early hospital readmission rate at high-volume centers
Regular education can improve radiologists' performance in detection of breast cancer from mammography

Ongoing Education Betters Mammography Interpretation

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Findings based upon radiologists' use of the Breast Reader Assessment Strategy program
Histamine may contribute to exercise recovery in skeletal muscle

Do Antihistamines Blunt Exercise Recovery?

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Histamine blockade changes expression of genes that respond to exercise
For patients with ureteral stones

Medical Expulsive Therapy Underused for Ureteral Stones

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Patients treated with medical expulsive therapy achieve spontaneous passage more quickly
For patients with type 2 diabetes

Interrupting Prolonged Sitting Beneficial in Type 2 Diabetes

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Brief bouts of light-intensity walking, simple resistance activities improve cardiometabolic factors
A cluster of rare bloodstream infections was discovered by Illinois health officials while investigating an outbreak in Wisconsin.

Ten Cases of Rare Bloodstream Infection Reported in Illinois

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Cases of infection from the bacterium Elizabethkingia included six deaths
There may be a link between certain oral bacteria and a heightened risk of pancreatic cancer

AACR: Study Ties Oral Bacteria to Pancreatic Cancer Risk

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Two strains of oral bacteria -- P. gingivalis and A. actinomycetemcomitans -- linked to higher risk
The BRCA1 gene mutation may also be tied to potential fertility issues

BRCA1 Mutation May Reduce Women’s Fertility

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The BRCA1 mutation may speed the aging of a woman's ovaries