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Physical conditions linked to psychological distress in patients with cancer

February 18, 2021 cancer, Conditions, Distress, in, Linked, patients, physical, psychological, to, with

Among patients with cancer, having additional physical comorbidities was linked with a higher risk of experiencing psychological distress. The finding

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Study indicates COVID-19 vaccines are safe for organ transplant patients

February 10, 2021 (COVID-19), Are, for, indicates, organ, patients, safe, study, transplant, Vaccines

In what may be the first study of its kind, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have documented the reaction of nearly

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Cancer patients weren’t responding to therapy. Then they got a poop transplant.

February 6, 2021 A, cancer, got, patients, Poop:, responding, Then, therapy, They, to, transplant, weren't

For some cancer patients, a “poop transplant” could boost the positive effects of immunotherapy, a treatment designed to rally the

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Vaccine produces long-lasting anti-tumor response in patients with melanoma

January 21, 2021 anti-tumor, in, long-lasting, melanoma, patients, produces, response, vaccine, with

Four years after patients with melanoma were treated with a personalized cancer vaccine, the immune response kindled by the vaccine

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Rapid blood test identifies COVID-19 patients at high risk of severe disease

January 15, 2021 (COVID-19), at, Blood, disease, high, identifies, of, patients, Rapid, risk, severe, test

One of the most vexing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is doctors’ inability to predict which newly hospitalized patients will

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DNA test can quickly identify pneumonia in patients with severe COVID-19, aiding faster treatment

January 15, 2021 (COVID-19), aiding, Can, DNA, Faster, identify, in, patients, Pneumonia, quickly, severe, test, treatment, with

Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of

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Large study finds higher burden of acute brain dysfunction for COVID-19 ICU patients

January 9, 2021 (COVID-19), acute, brain, burden, dysfunction, finds, for, higher, ICU, large, of, patients, study

COVID-19 patients admitted to intensive care in the early months of the pandemic were subject to a significantly higher burden

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COVID-19 survivors’ plasma might prevent worsening illness in older patients: study

January 8, 2021 (COVID-19), illness, in, might, Older, patients, plasma, prevent, study, survivors, worsening

Blood plasma from people recovering from COVID-19 could help prevent severe illness in older patients newly infected with the virus,

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Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures

December 22, 2020 experience, explore, MS, patients, Researchers, seizures, some, Why

A research team at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine has identified a pathway involving astrocytes, a class

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AHA: Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Indicated BP Treatment Intensification

November 16, 2020 AHA:, Black, BP, Indicated, Intensification, less, likely, patients, receive, to, treatment

MONDAY, Nov. 16, 2020 — Black patients are less likely to receive treatment intensification for blood pressure (BP) control than

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