Menopause may not drive rising pulse pressure and midlife aortic stiffness in women

Contradicting conventional wisdom, menopause may not be the driving force behind an increase in aortic stiffness in women after midlife, according to new, independent research published today in Hypertension, a…

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Mobile LDCT lung cancer screening can reach vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings

Mobile low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening can reach high-risk and socially vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings, according to initial results from the Third Brazilian Early Lung Cancer Trial (BRELT3) presented…

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Stage 1 findings support continued pivotal phase evaluation of gotistobart

Patients with metastatic squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease progressed following PD-(L)1 inhibitor therapy experienced a median overall survival of 18.5 months with the investigational anti-CTLA-4 antibody gotistobart…

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Study reinforces generalizability of perioperative azithromycin for unplanned cesarean deliveries

Infection can develop in up to 10-20% of patients after a Cesarean delivery, and the risk nearly doubles for those who have an unplanned cesarean delivery, such as those performed…

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New IASLC grading system improves risk stratification in resected lung squamous cell carcinoma

A newly proposed International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) tumor budding-based grading system successfully identified patients with resected lung squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) at higher risk of…

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