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Anchor lead: What is the rationale for low nicotine cigarettes? Elizabeth Tracey reports Can reducing nicotine levels in combustible cigarettes induce people to quit? That’s the hope of Scott Gottleib, FDA commissioner, in a recent announcement of this strategy as …
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Anchor lead: Women who are considering breast reconstruction need support, Elizabeth Tracey reports More and more women are choosing breast reconstruction following mastectomy, data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality find. Gedge Rosson, a breast reconstruction expert at …
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Anchor lead: Can a lower thyroid hormone level actually be beneficial? Elizabeth Tracey reports Many people are diagnosed with inadequate thyroid hormone levels as they age, but now research by Jenna Mammen, an endocrinologist at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues, is …
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Anchor lead: There are good reasons to consider reconstruction after mastectomy, Elizabeth Tracey reports Women who have breast reconstruction after a mastectomy report improved quality of life, many studies have found. Women must be getting that message as more of …
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Anchor lead: More women are choosing reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports More women than ever are choosing to have their breasts reconstructed after having mastectomy for breast cancer, newly released data from the Agency for Healthcare …
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Anchor lead: Do breathtakingly expensive new cancer drugs really help? Elizabeth Tracey reports Too many cancer drugs that costs tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars don’t really help, a scathing study published in the BMJ concludes. William Nelson, …
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Anchor lead: Emerging technologies can’t replace physical exam skills in medicine, Elizabeth Tracey reports New technologies to assess your heart, blood pressure and all kinds of indicators of health are constantly emerging, leading some to predict the demise of basic …
