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This Medical News story discusses new USPSTF recommendations about the timing of screening mammograms.
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Breast Neoplasms , Mammography , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Mammography/standards , Humans , Female , Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , United States , Middle Aged , Early Detection of Cancer/standardsABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses the development of experimental combination vaccines for adults.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Influenza Vaccines , Humans , COVID-19/prevention & control , Influenza Vaccines/administration & dosage , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , SARS-CoV-2/immunologyABSTRACT
This Medical News story examines other potential uses of GLP-1 receptor agonists, the popular type 2 diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
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Alzheimer Disease , Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists , Substance-Related Disorders , Humans , Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy , Chronic Disease/drug therapy , Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor/agonists , Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists/adverse effects , Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists/therapeutic use , Glucagon-Like Peptides/therapeutic use , Glucagon-Like Peptides/adverse effects , Parkinson Disease/drug therapy , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/drug therapy , Smoking Cessation Agents/adverse effects , Smoking Cessation Agents/therapeutic use , Substance-Related Disorders/drug therapyABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses questions about multiple cancer early detection tests, 2 of which are already on the US market.
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Early Detection of Cancer , Mass Screening , Neoplasms , Humans , Early Detection of Cancer/methods , Neoplasms/blood , Neoplasms/diagnosis , Mass Screening/methods , Blood Chemical AnalysisABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses new findings from genomics studies involving diverse cohorts.
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Genomics , Population Groups , Population Health , Humans , United States , Whole Genome Sequencing , Cultural Diversity , Ethnicity/genetics , Racial Groups/ethnology , Racial Groups/genetics , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/ethnology , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/genetics , Population Groups/ethnology , Population Groups/genetics , Genetic Risk ScoreABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses a recent study that found people who are immunocompromised clear SARS-CoV-2 at varying rates.
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COVID-19 , Immunocompromised Host , SARS-CoV-2 , Humans , COVID-19/immunology , COVID-19/virology , Immunocompromised Host/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , Viral Load/immunologyABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and recent increases in other respiratory diseases.
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COVID-19 , Disease Outbreaks , Respiration Disorders , Humans , COVID-19/complications , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/immunology , Respiration Disorders/epidemiology , Respiration Disorders/etiology , Respiration Disorders/immunology , Respiratory Tract Diseases/epidemiology , Respiratory Tract Diseases/etiology , Respiratory Tract Diseases/immunology , Disease Outbreaks/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses JN.1, recently classified as a SARS-CoV-2 "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization.
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COVID-19 , Humans , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/virology , SARS-CoV-2 , Pandemics/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
This Medical News story examines the latest information about rebound, treatment eligibility, optimal dosing, and other questions related to nirmatrelvir-ritonavir for treating COVID-19.
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Antiviral Agents , COVID-19 Drug Treatment , COVID-19 , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Drug Combinations , Lactams , Leucine , Nitriles , Proline , Ritonavir , Recurrence , COVID-19/therapy , COVID-19 Drug Treatment/methodsABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses experimental mucosal COVID-19 vaccines.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Vaccination , Humans , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19 Vaccines/administration & dosage , COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use , Nose , Vaccination/methods , Trachea , Administration, IntranasalABSTRACT
This Medical News story discusses the latest data on measles cases, deaths, and vaccination coverage worldwide.
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Measles Vaccine , Measles , Vaccination , Humans , Infant , Measles/mortality , Measles/prevention & control , Measles Vaccine/adverse effects , Measles Vaccine/therapeutic use , Vaccination/mortality , Vaccination/statistics & numerical data , Global Health/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
This Medical News article discusses why physicians don't stop prescribing drugs that may no longer be needed.
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Deprescriptions , Pharmaceutical PreparationsABSTRACT
This Medical News feature discusses state laws that protect physicians who refuse to provide certain services because of religious or moral beliefs.
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Legislation, Medical , Physicians , Refusal to Treat , Humans , Conscience , Physicians/legislation & jurisprudence , Refusal to Treat/legislation & jurisprudence , United StatesABSTRACT
This Medical News feature discusses a Quest Diagnostics blood biomarkers test that is supposed to help consumers assess their Alzheimer disease risk.
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Alzheimer Disease , Hematologic Tests , Self-Testing , Humans , Alzheimer Disease/blood , Alzheimer Disease/diagnosis , Alzheimer Disease/epidemiology , Consumer Behavior , Disease Susceptibility/blood , Disease Susceptibility/diagnosis , Disease Susceptibility/epidemiology , Hematologic Tests/methods , RiskABSTRACT
This Medical News story examines the complexity of determining who to treat with lecanemab, the new Alzheimer disease drug.
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Alzheimer Disease , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized , Humans , Alzheimer Disease/drug therapy , Amyloid beta-Peptides , Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/therapeutic useABSTRACT
This Medical News article discusses the new COVID-19 vaccine and recommendations for fall 2023.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Humans , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19 Vaccines/supply & distribution , COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use , Influenza Vaccines , Influenza, Human/prevention & control , United States/epidemiologyABSTRACT
This Medical News article discusses zuranolone, the first pill approved for postpartum depression.
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Antidepressive Agents , Depression, Postpartum , Drug Approval , Female , Humans , Depression, Postpartum/drug therapy , Administration, Oral , United States , Antidepressive Agents/administration & dosage , Antidepressive Agents/therapeutic useABSTRACT
This Medical News article discusses concern over a "paused" program that would have funded research into countering health misinformation.
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Health Communication , Social Media , Communication , Health Promotion , Interdisciplinary Communication , National Institutes of Health (U.S.) , United StatesABSTRACT
This Medical News article discusses new research that may explain why type A blood has been linked with a higher risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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ABO Blood-Group System , COVID-19 , Humans , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/immunology , SARS-CoV-2/immunology , Risk , ABO Blood-Group System/immunologyABSTRACT
This Medical News feature examines the potential impact of the US Supreme Court's affirmative action decision on medical schools and health care.