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Real World CAR T-Cell Therapy Outcomes 'Favorable' in Relapsed/Refractory Myeloma

High overall response rate, even though many were ineligible for trial leading to drug's approval

Practice Management
Doctors Cut Back on Seeing Medicare Patients as Another Pay Cut Looms

Those still seeing Medicare patients struggle to stay in private practice

Oncology/Hematology
EBV Screening Tied to Lower Nasopharyngeal Cancer Mortality Risk

Substantial drops in cancer-specific mortality affirmed in Chinese trial

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Severe COVID in Kids

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OB/Gyn
Doctors Urging Conference Boycotts Over Abortion Bans Face Uphill Battle

Some doctors argue it's more important than ever to visit states where abortion has been outlawed

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Former First Lady defended women's "individual freedoms"

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Oncology/Hematology
Good News for CAR-T Therapy; Liquid Biopsy Progress; Anti-Psychotic for Brain Cancer

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In a First, Academic Center Offers Chiropractic Program

University of Pittsburgh program won't be part of its medical school

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OB/Gyn
Ob/Gyn Applications Stable in First Year of Independent Residency System

The number of applicants is strong, but are applicants still applying to too many programs?

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Cardiology
Antitachycardia Pacing Helps With Upfront Delay in ICD Shocks

Reduction in total shock burden is not proven, however

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Gastroenterology
Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Tripled in 45-49 Age Group

Rates rose after USPSTF recommendation, but increase was uneven

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Rheumatology
AI Does OK, Not Great, for Finding Inflamed Joints in axSpA

While imperfect relative to human experts, system might still be clinically useful

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Cardiology
Disparities in Heart Failure Rates Found Among Asian American Subpopulations

Study highlights that Asian Americans should not be seen as a monolithic group

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What Skin Says About Health

Knowing what to look for can mean the difference between life and death

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Pulmonology
As #Mouthtape for Sleep Apnea Takes Off, Research Raises Concern for One Group

Airflow deteriorated in one subset of patients when their mouths were kept closed

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Pediatrics
U.S. School-Entry Vaccination Rates Fall as Exemptions Keep Rising

The rates help explain worrisome creep in cases of vaccine-preventable diseases, says one expert

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Special Reports
Hospitals Still Feeling Impacts of Hurricane Helene

Asheville's Mission Hospital remains without running water

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Infectious Disease
Rwanda's Marburg Fever Deaths Rise to 11 as Its Source Is Still Being Investigated

There are 36 confirmed cases of the disease that manifests like Ebola, with 25 in isolation

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Therapist's Grisly Death; Surgery Center Wins $421M; Army Doc's Plea Deal

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Private Equity Investments May Work, but Not for Doctors

Uncompensated risk makes it a deal no one should take

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Rx for Reality: Clinicians Confront Medical Gaslighting

Three healthcare professionals describe when they were gaslit by their peers

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Chloe Nazra Lee, MD, MPH
An Indian Doctor Was Just Raped and Killed. This Is Not an Isolated Incident.

An examination of what's driving sexual violence against women in medicine

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Jeremy Faust, MD
How Docs Can Volunteer for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

Team USA's chief medical officer also discusses what he learned in Paris to prepare for next time

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Blood Test for Colon Cancer: Panacea or Hype?

This newly approved testing modality brings challenges and opportunities

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When a Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Causes Cancer

The potential benefits of CAR T-cell therapies still far outweigh the risks