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Thymectomy improves clinical outcomes over a three-year period in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis

Thymectomy Improves Outcomes in Myasthenia Gravis

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Study compared thymectomy plus alternate-day prednisone with alternate-day prednisone alone
Patients undergoing fertility treatment often suffer symptoms of depression or anxiety

Psychological Toll of Infertility Often Ignored

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Only one-quarter of men and woman said their fertility clinic offered info on mental health services
For patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer

ESR1 Mutations Tied to Worse Survival in Metastatic Breast CA

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ESR1 mutations prevalent in ER-positive metastatic breast cancer and linked to shorter survival
In 2013

2013 Saw 1.7 Million Home Visits From Primary Care Doctors

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9 to 10 percent of primary care providers performed 44 percent of these visits in 2013
For women with polycystic ovary syndrome seeking infertility treatment

Frozen Embryos May Outperform Fresh for Women With PCOS

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Higher rate of live birth, lower risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Men who have sex with men have elevated risk for antimicrobial drug-resistant Shigella infection

Drug Resistance Up for Shigella Clusters Among MSM

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Resistance to antimicrobial drugs up in all shigellosis clusters among men who have sex with men
For patients with Fabry's disease

Tx Response No Different for Migalastat, Placebo in Fabry’s

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Percentage of patients with response at six months doesn't differ with migalastat, placebo treatment
For women undergoing urogynecologic surgery

Polyethylene Glycol 3350 Doesn’t Cut Time to Bowel Movement

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Addition of PEG3350 to docusate sodium cuts use of additional laxatives, increases drug adherence
A culturally-tailored stepwise diabetes prevention program can reduce incidence of diabetes among overweight/obese Asian Indian adults

Stepwise Program Can Reduce Diabetes Incidence

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Culturally-tailored program lowers diabetes incidence in Asian Indian adults with IGT, IFG, or both
For patients discharged with acute heart failure (AHF)

CA-125 Strategy Cuts Death, Readmission in Heart Failure

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Effect mainly driven by reduction in rate of rehospitalizations, but not mortality