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Early BCC seen in teen kidney transplant patient
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- Kari Oakes
The scalp nodule, a BCC, appeared on a 17-year-old girl, 6 years after her kidney transplant.
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Sunscreen use in grade schoolers: Wide racial, ethnic disparities seen
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Overall, fewer than one-quarter of fifth graders almost always used sunscreen.
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Many actionable mutations may be missed in current testing of advanced RCC
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Germline mutations in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma may be more common than previously suspected.
In a single-center cohort of...
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Hydroxyurea well tolerated in longitudinal European study
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
WASHINGTON – Fewer than one in five adults experienced treatment-related adverse events and no secondary malignancies have been observed,...
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Low platelets linked to pregnancy complications
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Platelet levels below 150,000/mm3 were more common when women had pregnancy-related complications.
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Voxelotor cut transfusions in compassionate use sickle cell cohort
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
WASHINGTON – Hospitalizations and transfusions were down by about two-thirds in this severely affected group.
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Ob.gyn. workforce shortage looms
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
The risk for serious shortages is highest in metropolitan areas where the workload is high and fewer younger physicians are practicing.
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FDA approves Epidiolex for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet syndrome
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
The approval, the first for a marijuana-derived pharmaceutical product, falls in line with the unanimous recommendation of an FDA advisory panel...
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FDA okays fully implantable continuous glucose monitor/mobile app combo for diabetes
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
This is the first approval of a fully implantable glucose sensor.
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Sickle cell disease exacts a heavy vocational toll
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
WASHINGTON – “This is a dream deferred” for patients and families affected by sickle cell disease.
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Family engagement can buffer early cognitive hit from SCD
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
WASHINGTON – The early prevalence of cerebral infarcts can exact a steep toll on patients with sickle cell...
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What underlies post–bariatric surgery bone fragility?
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Gastric bypass can undermine bone health without medical vigilance.
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Beyond the sleeve and RYGB: The frontier of bariatric procedures
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Patients may see many choices, from vagal nerve blockade to “rogue” procedures.
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The case for bariatric surgery to manage CV risk in diabetes
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
Evidence on surgical efficacy has accumulated.
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Semaglutide drops HbA1c, weight, across ethnicities
- Author:
- Kari Oakes
BOSTON – In T2DM, glycemic control was significantly improved across the SUSTAIN trials.