M. Alexander Otto began his reporting career early in 1999 covering the pharmaceutical industry for a national pharmacists' magazine and freelancing for the Washington Post and other newspapers. He then joined BNA, now part of Bloomberg News, covering health law and the protection of people and animals in medical research. Alex next worked for the McClatchy Company. Based on his work, Alex won a year-long Knight Science Journalism Fellowship to MIT in 2008-2009. He joined the company shortly thereafter. Alex has a newspaper journalism degree from Syracuse (N.Y.) University and a master's degree in medical science -- a physician assistant degree -- from George Washington University. Alex is based in Seattle.
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Alternative to CPAP Arises for Uncomplicated Sleep Apnea
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Extended-Release Gabapentin an Option for Augmentation in RLS
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Home Sleep Apnea Testing: Wake Up Call for Sleep Docs
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Postop Radiation Does Little for Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Postoperative radiation did not improve the survival of elderly patients following resection of stage III non–small cell lung...
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Lynch Syndrome Linked to Breast, Pancreatic Cancers
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Lynch syndrome increases the risk of breast cancer 4-fold, and the risk of pancreatic cancer 11-fold.
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Teach Insomniacs That Beds Are for Sleeping
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- M. Alexander Otto
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Melatonin May Normalize Night Owl Sleep Schedules
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Therapies Can Extend Life in Infiltrative Liver Cancer
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization/ radiofrequency ablation gives patients with infiltrative HCC an extra 3 months of life on...
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NAFLD Common in Teenage Girls with PCOS
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: A total of 43% of teenage girls with polycystic ovary syndrome have concomitant nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.Data Source: The...
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Small Gallbladder Polyps Usually Benign in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: In patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a gallbladder polyp measurement of 0.8 cm on ultrasound has 100% sensitivity and...
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Transesophageal Echocardiogram Appears Safe in Patients With Varices
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Major Finding: None of 75 patients with esophageal or gastric varices had bleeding after transesophageal echocardiograms.Data Source: A...
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Surgery, Ablation: Similar Outcomes for Small Liver Cancers
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: The 3-year survival rate was 75% after surgery for early-stage liver cancer, vs. 68% after radiofrequency ablation, a...
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Enoxaparin May Prevent Portal Vein Thrombosis in Advanced Cirrhosis
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Six of 36 cirrhotic patients (17%) randomized to placebo developed partial or complete portal vein thrombosis (PVT) within a year,...
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Telaprevir Not Cost-Effective for All Hepatitis C Patients
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Treatment-naive genotype 1 hepatitis C patients with the CC interleukin 28B polymorphism have sustained viral response rates of...
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Study Supports HBV Screening, Prophylaxis in Chemotherapy Patients
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- M. Alexander Otto
Major Finding: Among patients whose hepatitis B reactivated during chemotherapy, mortality was much lower for those who had received prophylaxis...