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Many Patients Using E-Mail As First Method of Provider Contact
Online communications reduced need for phone calls and office visits for many
Pesticide in Milk Years Ago May Be Linked to Signs of Parkinson’s
Men in Hawaii who drank more milk showed brain changes, but more research needed to confirm link
For HIV-Infected, Number of Daily Pills Decreasing
Reduction in number of daily pills from 2005 to 2012; only 50.9 percent on BID regimen in 2012
Researchers Calculate Family Risk Estimates for Cancer
Estimated 33 percent of overall risk is genetic; certain types of cancer have additional risk
Axillary pCR Linked to Improved Breast Cancer Survival
Very high survival for axillary pathologic complete response for women with HER2-positive disease
Diagnostic Factors May Help Patients Avoid Prostate Biopsy
Prostate-specific antigen density, total tumor length are significant predictors
Modular Component Assembly Feasible for Ear Reconstruction
Approach decreases total amount of rib needed for scaffold construction
β-Genus Human Papillomavirus Poses Skin Cancer Risk
HPV subtypes 5, 8, 17, 20, and 38 tied to significant increased risk
Powered Intracapsular Tonsillectomy Aids Pediatric OSA
PITA results comparable to traditional electrocautery tonsillectomy
Opioid Exposure Tied to Higher Odds of Low Testosterone Levels
Increased odds of low testosterone with exposure; increased odds with increasing age, comorbidities
