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Old-school paper handouts on par with weight loss phone app
Use of a mobile phone app alone or personal coaching with smartphone self-monitoring was no better than simple paper handouts for reducing weight...
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Magnetic sphincter device clicks in real-world GERD patients
Patients receiving the LINX magnetic sphincter device for GERD at a community hospital have outcomes comparable with those achieved at the best...
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Hyaluronidase eases post-Mohs periorbital swelling
Key clinical point: Hyaluronidase injections speed resolution of periorbital postoperative lymphedema in patients undergoing Mohs surgery and flap...
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Biopsy-site photography an easy winner on all counts
Key clinical point: Biopsy-site photography reduces surgical delays, identifies potential wrong-site surgery, and increases patient confidence....
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Deoxycholic acid effective in trimming extreme and very mild chin fat
Key clinical point: Deoxycholic acid injection reduces submental fat in patients with mild or extreme submental fullness. Major finding: Submental...
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Spitzoid melanoma mortality on par with conventional melanoma
Key clinical point: One-fourth of patients with invasive spitzoid melanoma died from their disease within 10 years of diagnosis. Major finding:...
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Hybrid approach tackles critical limb ischemia
Key clinical point: Hybrid-based iliofemoral endarterectomy provides robust inflow restoration comparable to aortofemoral bypass, with minimal...
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Evidence builds for aspirin’s benefit in GI cancers
Postdiagnosis aspirin use nearly doubled survival in patients with gastrointestinal cancers in a large study from the Netherlands.
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VIDEO: Immediate breast reconstruction results reassuring in select patients
Immediate breast reconstruction did not dramatically increase adverse outcomes in women undergoing mastectomy.
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Targeted therapy brings fresh hope for small-cell lung cancer treatment
Key clinical point: Rovalpituzumab tesirine has single-agent activity in small-cell lung cancer, a malignancy with high unmet need. Major finding...
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Sleeve gastrectomy cut biochemical cardiac risk factors
Many traditional and novel biochemical cardiac risk markers show dramatic and stable improvements following sleeve gastrectomy, a prospective,...
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VIDEO: Dialysis-dependent patients face rocky road after colorectal surgery
The odds of emergency surgery were sevenfold higher in dialysis-dependent patients undergoing colorectal surgery than patients with renal...
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Everolimus makes splash in lung, GI neuroendocrine tumors
Key clinical point: Everolimus significantly delays tumor growth in advanced lung and gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. Major finding:...
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Radiopeptide therapy sparks unheard of PFS in midgut neuroendocrine tumors
The experimental radiopeptide therapy 177Lu-Dotatate looks poised to become a new treatment option for patients with midgut neuroendocrine tumors...