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Gut bacteria may fuel prostate cancer treatment resistance
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- Emily Willingham
The findings may suggest new therapeutic targets: the microbes living in the gut.
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New virus causing ‘Alaskapox’ detected in two more cases
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- Emily Willingham
Sampling of the pox mark showed that it was caused by a previously unidentified virus of the same family as smallpox and cowpox.
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COVID-detecting dogs pilot first airport program
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- Emily Willingham
When this good girl sits, that means Cobra has detected an olfactory signal of the coronavirus.
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As opioid deaths climb, human trials begin for vaccine
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- Emily Willingham
The first vaccine to enter a trial targets oxycodone.
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C. difficile: Conflicting guidelines
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- Emily Willingham
Clinicians may find themselves trying to reconcile conflicts between the American College of Gastroenterology...
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Tai chi as good as working out to shrink waistline
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Researchers measured changes in waistline size, cholesterol levels, and weight for about 9 months.
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Nobel laureates on their hunt for the cure
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- Emily Willingham
Hepatitis C investigators say a quote from “The Hunting of the Snark” helped inspire their search.
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Liver injury linked to COVID-19–related coagulopathy
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Cells that line the liver's blood vessels produce high levels of factor VIII, a coagulation factor, when they are exposed to interleukin-6, an...
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COVID-19 vaccines: Preparing for patient questions
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- Emily Willingham
Two experts discuss what clinicians can expect and what evidence-based – as well as compassionate – answers...
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Aspirin and statins in chronic hepatitis B: It’s complicated
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- Emily Willingham
Only statins showed consistent and significant dose-dependent reductions in the risk of HCC; cirrhosis dampened aspirin’s effect.
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GLIMMER of hope for itch in primary biliary cholangitis
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Moderate to severe pruritus “affects patients’ quality of life and is a huge burden for them.”
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Mixed outcomes in tenofovir trial for chronic hepatitis B
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Rates of HBsAg loss, which signals functional cure, were low in the two treatment groups.
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Liver injury linked to COVID-19–related coagulopathy
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Cells that line the liver’s blood vessels produce high levels of factor VIII, a coagulation factor, when they are exposed to interleukin-6, an...
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Mixed outcomes in tenofovir trial for chronic hepatitis B
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Rates of HBsAg loss, which signals functional cure, were low in the two treatment groups.
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GLIMMER of hope for itch in primary biliary cholangitis
- Author:
- Emily Willingham
Moderate to severe pruritus “affects patients’ quality of life and is a huge burden for them.”