Hematology
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AMPLIFY: Apixaban beat warfarin on safety in acute VTE
Major finding: Major bleeds occurred in 0.6% of patients on apixaban and 1.8% of patients on warfarin, with similar efficacy. Data source: The...
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Copeptin helped differential diagnosis of hyponatremia
Major finding: A plasma copeptin level greater than 70 pmol/L in patients presenting with severe hypo-osmolar hyponatremia correlated with a...
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Drug shortages affect prescribing for 83% of oncologists
Major finding: In all, 83% of oncologists reported being unable to prescribe the preferred chemotherapy agent because of drug shortages, and...
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Estimated 4,870 future cancers induced by pediatric CT annually
Major finding: Use of CT scans nearly tripled in children aged 5-15 years and doubled in those aged 0-5 years during the first decade of the study...
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Device cuts DVT risk, saves stroke patients' lives
Major finding: Fewer proximal DVTs occurred at 30 days with intermittent pneumatic compression than with usual care (8.5% vs.
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Aspirin better than heparin at VTE prevention after total hip arthroplasty
Major finding: The primary efficacy outcome – development of symptomatic proximal DVT or PE during the 90 days after total hip arthroplasty –...
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Gene finding may permit targeted therapy for neutrophilic leukemia
Major finding: Sixteen of 27 CNL or atypical CML patients (59%) were found to carry novel CSF3R mutations that were present in less than 1% of the...
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Push to expand newborn screening for SCID
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FDA approves PCC to reverse warfarin-induced acute bleeding
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Melanoma increases in adolescents
Major finding: The incidence of melanoma has increased by an average of 2% per year for both boys and girls in the past 30 years.Data source: An...
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Prenatal exposure to air pollution boosts childhood cancer risk
Major finding: Children exposed prenatally to high levels of motor vehicle exhaust were 19% more likely to develop bilateral retinoblastoma and 17...