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Many countries are critically short of blood and current targets for blood collection are often inadequate to meet local needs, according to a newly published study.
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Clinicians will catch eye diseases before cells are damaged with a noninvasive system that measures flavoprotein fluorescence, report specialists, who say the new approach will have prognostic power.
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More tests are now done in hospital-based outpatient sites, leading to more testing and higher costs and adding to calls for site-neutral payments.
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All patients with sepsis receive broad-spectrum antibiotics without delay in some intensive care units, but debate over whether this practice is feeding antibiotic resistance is ongoing.
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Might pro- and prebiotics have potential for treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease? This article explores different microbiota modulation strategies for the treatment of NAFLD-NASH.
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

This review provides an overview of the current evidence supporting the use of combination therapies for chronic HBV, summarizing expert consensus on a roadmap to attain functional cure.
Journal of Viral Hepatitis

A high-precision assay can detect the key Alzheimer's disease biomarker by using a simple blood test, potentially eliminating the need for a lumbar puncture, new research suggests.
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New insight into the underlying mechanisms of a rare and fatal pediatric CNS disease suggests older FDA-approved medications may help these patients.
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"Postprandial glycemic control is clearly important, both high and low, but we're lacking specific guidelines. There are new and novel interventions, but we don't know yet how best to use them," says an expert.
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If a woman at high risk declines HIV testing in pregnancy, what strategies may help reduce possible perinatal transmissions?
HIV Medicine

Different biologies of early- vs late-stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma may drive a different pattern and timing of secondary primary malignancies.
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Despite identifying fivefold more women than men with myocardial injury, women did not have equal access to evaluations and treatments compared with men.
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If physicians want to make changes in healthcare, they need to get more involved to make it happen, says Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD.
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This case report summarizes the clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemical characteristics of a breast hidradenoma, an uncommon skin adnexal tumor arising from the eccrine or apocrine glands.
Laboratory Medicine

Treatment with mifepristone resulted in increased levothyroxine requirements among patients with Cushing disease and central hypothyroidism.
Journal of the Endocrine Society

What are the latest strategies for fertility preservation in adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer?
Current Opinion in Urology

A blood test can identify a subgroup of pneumonia patients at increased risk for developing acute respiratory failure or sepsis, according to new research.
Reuters Health Information

Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
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A virtual molecular tumor board platform reduced case-review times from 14 days to 4 days. Researchers hope that the cloud-based platform could extend precision medicine to all cancer patients in the US.
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How have the recently updated ASCO/CAP HER2 FISH testing guidelines for breast cancer impacted positivity rates?
American Journal of Clinical Pathology