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Older Women With Breast Cancer: Omitting RT Needs Revisiting

The practice of omitting adjuvant radiotherapy for women aged 65 years and older who have early-stage estrogen receptor–positive (ER+) breast cancer is outdated and should be revisited, suggest two experts in an article published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. A modern radiation regimen delivered over 5 days is “more appealing” to older patients than […]

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Study shows that SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with an increased risk for maternal morbidity and severe complications

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers examined vaccine effectiveness and pregnancy outcomes during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron period. Study: Pregnancy outcomes and vaccine effectiveness during the period of omicron as the variant of concern, INTERCOVID-2022: a multinational, observational study. Image Credit: Velishchuk Yevhen/Shutterstock Background Previously, the study’s […]

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Lack of association between virtual care and ED visits among enrolled patients during pandemic

Was the shift to virtual visits during the pandemic with primary care physicians associated with increased emergency department visits? A new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found no evidence that patients with a primary care physician in Ontario visited the emergency department as a substitution for in-person physician visits. Researchers looked at […]

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Britons with severe asthma to get jab that 'turns off' attacks

Britons with severe asthma to get ‘life-changing’ DIY jab that ‘turns off’ attacks, reducing risk by 70% Britons could get at-home injector pen which could block asthma attacks by 70% Tezepelumab due to be approved by watchdog NICE this year after good results Drug has been recently approved by European Medicines Agency for use Britons […]