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A new test can predict the course of inflammatory bowel disease in patients

Biomarker Test Predicts Mild, Serious IBD in Newly Diagnosed

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Test based on genetic signature of CD8 T cells during active disease
The use of alteplase between 4.5 and 9.0 hours after stroke onset results in a higher number of patients with no or minor neurological deficits

Alteplase Seems Beneficial at 4.5 to 9.0 Hours After Stroke

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Trial terminated because of loss of equipoise after publication of positive results from previous trial
For women with bleeding in early pregnancy

Progesterone Offers No Benefit for Bleeding in Early Pregnancy

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Progesterone administered in first trimester does not result in significantly more live births
Mammography-based deep learning breast cancer risk models are more accurate than models that consider traditional risk factors and breast density

Mammo-Based Deep Learning Model Assesses Breast Cancer Risk

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Deep learning models more accurate than models that use traditional risk factors, breast density
Statin use may lower the risk for primary open-angle glaucoma

Longer Duration of Statin Use Linked to Lower Risk for Glaucoma

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Self-reported high cholesterol levels without statin use tied to higher glaucoma risk
In response to public demands for action to control drug costs

Prices Will Soon Be Included in TV Drug Ads

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Regulations will require companies to disclose prices of meds costing more than $35 for a month's supply
Hundreds of passengers and crew members of a Church of Scientology cruise ship remain under quarantine in its home port of Curacao while awaiting measles test results.

Scientology Cruise Ship Passengers, Crew Still Under Quarantine

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Affected crew member, who was immediately isolated after showing symptoms, has since recovered

American Urological Association, May 3-6

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The American Urological Association 2019 Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the American Urological Association was held from May 3 to 6 in...
Complication rates for nipple-sparing mastectomy are decreasing despite expanded indications for the procedure among higher-risk patients

Less Invasive Mastectomy an Option for More Patients

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Higher-risk patients may now be eligible for nipple-sparing mastectomy
For morbidly obese patients with atrial fibrillation

Preablation Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced A-Fib Recurrence

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Bariatric surgery was only independent predictor of arrhythmia-free survival in multivariate analysis