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Back to SearchWhat will loss of insurance do to people who already can’t afford their medicines? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Only one-quarter of people who could benefit from a cholesterol lowering drug were taking one, a recent study by Caleb Alexander, a drug efficacy expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Al…
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Many people who could benefit from medicines to reduce their cardiovascular risk aren’t getting them, Elizabeth Tracey reports
A large number of people who could benefit from medicines to reduce cholesterol and consequent cardiovascular risk aren’t taking them, a study by Caleb Alexander, a drug efficacy expert at Johns Hopk…
Published on 1 month ago
What are the barriers to testing for hepatitis C in emergency departments? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Hepatitis C is a worldwide problem, with millions of people infected who don’t even know it. We do have effective treatment and untreated infection can result in liver failure and death, so a new stu…
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Could more targeted screening be helpful in colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A new blood test used to screen people for colorectal cancer just isn’t ready to replace colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical tests, since these are capable of detecting early lesions that respond bes…
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Are there aspects to blood testing for colorectal cancer that undermine screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A new blood test for colorectal cancer finds advanced cancers well, but William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says when compared to the gold standard colonoscopy, or …
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Is there a role for a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
A blood test can identify the majority of colorectal cancers, a new study finds, when compared with the gold standard, colonoscopy, for screening. Yet whether this test can be trusted when it says ca…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
How helpful is a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Blood tests for cancer are much in the news lately, including one to test for colorectal cancer. Such a test, if it works as well as methods like colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing, would al…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Supervised exercise helped reduce recurrence of colorectal cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Regular, supervised exercise helped people who’d been treated for colorectal cancer avoid recurrence of the disease, a new study shows, adding to the burgeoning body of evidence demonstrating the cle…
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Can a new drug that helps hot flashes herald a way to prevent many breast cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Some drugs used to treat breast cancer might also be used to prevent it, but the hot flashes and other troublesome side effects make that an unlikely choice for many women. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cance…
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Engaging both patients and physicians in the use of cholesterol lowering medicines is needed, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Among people who’ve had a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular event and need a cholesterol lowering medicine, about 2/3 will take one. Among those who have not had such an event but do have…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago