Technological innovation, expansion of the use of frontline personnel such
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Combination immunotherapy shrinks melanoma brain metastases: Ipilimumab, nivolumab provide durable responses in stage 4 patients with worst prognosis
Combination immunotherapy shrank melanoma that has spread to the brain
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The long-term financial toll of breast cancer
The financial fallout from breast cancer can last years after
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Switching anti-psychotic medications doesn’t improve outcomes in first episode schizophrenia patient: Earlier treatment with clozapine is most effective for patients whose symptoms don’t improve
Switching anti-psychotic medications does not improve clinical outcomes in patients
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Doctors reduced opioid prescriptions after learning a patient overdosed: When clinicians are given information about a patient’s overdose, they prescribe fewer powerful painkillers
Will clinicians become more careful in prescribing opioids if they
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New discovery sheds light on proteins critical in mood and behavior disorders
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) have found
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The US has experienced a spike in violent and unintentional injuries: Increase reversed earlier positive trends, reasons remain unknown
The U.S. has experienced a disturbing increase in violent and
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Behavioral nudges lead to striking drop in prescriptions of potent antipsychotic
A study led by Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public
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Algorithm identifies patients best suited for antidepressants
McLean Hospital researchers have completed a study that sought to
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Breast cancer follow-up imaging varies widely, study finds: Many low-risk patients receive high-cost procedures that are not recommended
Follow-up imaging for women with non-metastatic breast cancer varies widely
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