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‘Robust evidence’ that exercise cuts Parkinson’s risk in women
“These results show that the field is moving in the right direction and provide a clear rationale for exercise trials to prevent or delay the...
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Risk for breast cancer reduced after bariatric surgery
“The importance of this study is that it shows that weight loss in midlife can reduce breast cancer risk back to or even below the risk of similar...
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Guidelines for assessing cancer risk may need updating
Whole-exome sequencing reveals cancer risk mutations in patients that would not have qualified for testing based on current guidelines.
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Insurers refusing MRI for women at high risk for breast cancer
Compared with 2020, there were significantly more denials, and denials on appeal, in 2021. The addition of MRI to mammography is a standard...
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Outpatient costs top drug costs in some insured, working women with breast cancer
‘Women think they are insured until they get a diagnosis,’ says the author of a new paper.
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New state bill could protect docs prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients
The proposed law would shield health care providers who are legally performing their jobs in California from facing prosecution in another state...
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Home-based HPV cervical cancer screening ‘cost effective’
In terms of willingness-to-pay thresholds for each additional completed screening, the team found that home-based screening achieved a 90%...
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FDA strengthens mammography regulations: Final rule
A final rule requires that mammography facilities notify patients about the density of their breasts.
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Ninety-four women allege a Utah doctor sexually assaulted them. Here’s why a judge threw out their case
Stephanie Mateer felt disgusted and violated after going to the ob.gyn. Dr. David Broadbent for guidance about having sex for the first time.
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‘Financial toxicity’ from breast cancer is a worldwide phenomenon
It’s highest in less-developed countries, with about a third of patients affected in the U.S.