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Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System breast density categorization may vary by screening mammographic modality

Breast Density Categorization Varies With Screening Modality

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Women screened with digital breast tomosynthesis have lower likelihood of high-density categorization
Economic incentives for healthier foods through Medicare and Medicaid could generate substantial health gains and be highly cost-effective

Healthy Food Rx Could Be Cost-Effective for Medicare, Medicaid

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Coverage for healthy food could improve health, reduce costs, and pay for itself after five years
Patients with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea

Patients With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Sleep Apnea

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In addition to known predictors of apnea, diabetes-related foot disease, insulin treatment up risk
Communication

Practices for Reducing COPD Hospital Readmissions Explored

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Communication emphasized as well as consideration of readmission as proxy for other health factors
Nutra Pharma Corp. has been warned about illegal marketing of unapproved homeopathic products with claims that they can treat addiction and chronic pain from serious conditions such as cancer

FDA Warns Homeopathic Company About Illegal Product Claims

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Nutra Pharma warned that failure to correct the violations may result in legal action
Tecentriq (atezolizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.

FDA OKs Tecentriq for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Drug now approved as first-line treatment to be used in combination with carboplatin and etoposide
Most new HIV transmissions are from people who do not know they have HIV infection or are aware of infection but are not receiving care

CDC: New HIV Transmission Often From Those Unaware of Infection

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Almost 80 percent of new transmissions from people not aware or aware but not receiving regular care
For patients with multiple myeloma who are ineligible for stem cell transplantation

Model Predicts Survival in Transplant-Ineligible Myeloma Patients

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U.K. Myeloma Research Alliance Risk Profile predicts overall survival based on data from two trials

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 12-16

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The 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons was held...
For patients with localized prostate cancer

Testosterone Replacement Slows Prostate Cancer Recurrence

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Being on testosterone replacement slows time to biochemical recurrence in multivariable analysis