Who Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer?
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Two new analyses come to differing results regarding who should get screened for lung cancer.
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Early Puberty in Girls Linked with Depression / Antisocial Behavior in Adulthood
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A new study appearing in the journal Pediatrics now suggests that early puberty in girls can lead to depression and antisocial behavior well into adulthood, suggesting that the difficulties of those teenage years are far from fleeting.
Read MoreA Study Showing Gingko Biloba Improved Cognition After Stroke Is an Example of Lord's Paradox
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A randomized trial, appearing in the journal Stroke and Vascular Neurology, found that Gingko Biloba – the ubiquitous supplement –improved cognitive function among patients with acute ischemic stroke. Or… did it?
Read MoreMyths in Research and Media (AKA My NPR Debut)
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If you know me, you know I am a total NPR junkie. So it was a real thrill to hear myself on the radio as part of Yale's Cancer Answers series with Dr. Steven Gore.
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence Outperforms Pathologists in Diagnosing Metastatic Breast Cancer
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An artificial intelligence algorithm has outperformed expert pathologists in diagnosing metastatic breast cancer in a study that may completely disrupt medical imaging.
Read MoreVaccine Skeptics Value "Purity" over "Protection from Harm"
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The study found that individuals with high "vaccine hesitancy" placed higher importance on moral concepts of purity and liberty than other moral foundations.
Read MoreStudy Reveals Broad Mislabeling and Adulteration Among Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) Marketed as "Nutritional Supplements"
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Nearly half of the products analyzed contained no SARMs, and 4 out of 44 actually contained tamoxifen, a selective estrogen receptor modulator.
Read MoreSelf-Harming Behavior Among 10-14 Year Old Girls Skyrockets
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New study documents a staggering 266% increase in the rate of self-harm behavior among girls aged 10-14.
Read MoreHospitalists vs. PCPs: And the Winner Is...
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The hospitalist movement continues to grow. Are there unintended consequences?
Read MoreDid Trump Win the "Sick Vote"? Doc-to-Doc with Jason Wasfy, MD
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With election-night results that defied pollsters expectations, the political science community has been scrambling to find an explanation for Donald Trump's surprise victory.
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