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Knee implants may have high long-term survivability in young patients
SAN DIEGO â Results presented here showed young, active patients who underwent total knee replacement were more likely to outlive their prostheses than experience implant…
After decades with only one option, new therapies emerge for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
The treatment strategy for congenital adrenal hyperplasia is burdensome and had not changed in more than 70 years until the approval of a new drug…
âThere is nothing easy in lupus nephritis:â Managing disease calls for major reappraisal
DESTIN, Fla. â Despite new therapies and evolving research, lupus nephritis continues to present clinical and research challenges, according to a presenter at the Congress…
AI model shows potential for predicting glaucomatous eyes
SALT LAKE CITY â Multimodal AI models may be useful to predict glaucomatous status of eyes, according to a poster presentation at the Association for…
Adapt to an evolving field: Proposed bylaw changes aim to modernize the AAOS
Early in 2024, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors approved a new strategic plan, which included proposed updates to the organizationâs bylaws.âThe…
Cytisinicline safe, raises odds for smoking cessation in replication trial
More adults receiving 6- or 12-week cytisinicline vs. placebo achieved smoking abstinence in the last 4 weeks of treatment, according to results published in JAMA…
Zongertinib delivers âmeaningful benefitâ to patients with HER2-mutant NSCLC
Zongertinib conferred benefit in certain patients with previously treated HER2-mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer in a phase 1 trial, according to findings presented at…
âRemarkableâ improvement in colorectal cancer screening, death rates with outreach program
SAN DIEGO â Screening rates for colorectal cancers were doubled, CRC-related mortality cut in half and racial disparities nearly eliminated with a 20-year outreach program,…
Smoking status provides âcritical adjustment opportunityâ in care for patients with cancer
Smoking status added to the National Cancer Database for patients diagnosed with cancer in 2023 revealed variations in sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors, according to a…
VIDEO: Calabrese discusses âdramatic shiftsâ at intersection of government, medicine
In this Healio video exclusive, Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, chief medical editor of Healio Rheumatology, highlighted recent coverage of the rise in physician union membership,…