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Adjuvant radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy compared with surgery alone may prolong biochemical recurrence-free survival in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer

Adjuvant RT May Cut Recurrence in Some With Prostate Cancer

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Adjuvant radiotherapy after surgery may prolong biochemical recurrence-free survival
Aspirin therapy can improve liver function and survival in patients who have received chemoembolization or transarterial embolization for hepatocellular carcinoma

Aspirin May Improve Liver Function After Embolization of HCC

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Study suggests aspirin is hepatoprotective, improves survival by reducing liver inflammation
Taiwanese individuals between the ages of 45 and 64 years old diagnosed with hearing loss are at a greater risk for developing dementia than those without hearing loss

Hearing Loss Increases Risk for Dementia in Taiwanese Individuals

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Findings suggest that hearing protection, screening, treatment may help reduce risk for dementia
Unused pharmaceutical products during phacoemulsification result in relatively high financial and environmental costs

Unused Pharmaceuticals Common After Cataract Surgery

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Study shows both financial, environmental costs to unused pharmaceuticals across surgical sites
Deep natural language processing may be able to estimate the presence of active cancer

AI Tool Discerns Lung Cancer Outcomes From Imaging Reports

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Deep natural language processing used to detect presence of lung cancer and treatment response
Few patients with undiagnosed prediabetes are told that they are at high risk for diabetes

Few at Risk for Diabetes Report Being Informed by Provider

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Many individuals with elevated glucose levels are unaware of their heightened diabetes risk
Misuse of prescription drugs is common among high school students

Prescription Drug Misuse Common in High Schoolers

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44 percent of high school seniors who misuse prescription drugs have multiple drug sources
Laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis is associated with several adverse pregnancy outcomes

Endometriosis Tied to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

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Association seen between endometriosis and pregnancy loss, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes
For patients with end-stage renal disease

High Temps May Up Admissions, Deaths in End-Stage Renal Disease

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Heterogeneity in risk observed according to geographic region
Higher levels of caffeinated beverage intake may be a trigger for migraine headache on that day among adults with episodic migraines

Excess Caffeine May Be a Trigger for Episodic Migraine Headaches

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Three or more servings of caffeinated beverages associated with higher odds for headache that day