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CAR T-Cell Therapy Active in Solid Tumors

(MedPage Today) -- Preliminary data on safety, efficacy in mesothelioma, sarcomas CAR T-Cell Therapy Active in Solid Tumors

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Doc Pay: Gender Gap Narrows

(MedPage Today) -- A new report found that the gender gap in physician compensation is closing Doc Pay: Gender Gap Narrows

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Do Black Preemies Get Worse Healthcare Than White Preemies?

(MedPage Today) -- Black infants received care at lower-quality NICUs versus white preemies, large U.S. study finds Do Black Preemies Get Worse Healthcare Than White Preemies?

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Adjuvant Capecitabine New Standard for Biliary Tract Cancer

(MedPage Today) -- Drug should serve as comparator arm in future studies of adjuvant treatment, experts said Adjuvant Capecitabine New Standard for Biliary Tract Cancer

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When 'Take Medicine With Food' is a Problem -- But Not the Way You'd Think

(MedPage Today) -- Food insecurity needs more attention from clinicians When 'Take Medicine With Food' is a Problem -- But Not the Way You'd Think

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Crimes and Dementia: What's the Connection?

(MedPage Today) -- Frontotemporal dementia patients more prone to criminal behavior, postmortem analysis shows Crimes and Dementia: What's the Connection?

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Nurses Want to Be Heard

(MedPage Today) -- Barbara Stilwell, PhD, RN, explains the aim of the Nursing Now effort Nurses Want to Be Heard

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Another Drug for Secondary Progressive MS Gets FDA OK

(MedPage Today) -- New indication for anti-cancer drug Another Drug for Secondary Progressive MS Gets FDA OK

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Quiz Time: How Best to Dispose of Unneeded Opioids?

(MedPage Today) -- You passed medical training, now see if you can pass our weekly quiz Quiz Time: How Best to Dispose of Unneeded Opioids?

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Edible Cannabis Tied To More Emergency Room Visits, Special Health Risks

(MedPage Today) -- Cannabis ingestion linked with more psychiatric and heart problems than inhalation Edible Cannabis Tied To More Emergency Room Visits, Special Health Risks

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Stem Cells for the Heart; Air Pollution and Psychosis: It's PodMed Double T!

(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics also include very preterm babies' outcomes and effects of malpractice claims on physician behavior Stem Cells for the Heart; Air Pollution and Psychosis: It's PodMed Double T!

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Aggressive Tx Remains Common for Adults, Children Near Death

(MedPage Today) -- Many patients continue with treatments they probably don't need Aggressive Tx Remains Common for Adults, Children Near Death

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Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatoid Arthritis

(MedPage Today) -- Can computer models predict RA disease activity? Artificial Intelligence in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Navigating Taxes as a Locum Tenens Doc

(MedPage Today) -- Must reads about the latest news and trends in healthcare careers Navigating Taxes as a Locum Tenens Doc

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'Theoretically, It's Brilliant': What We Heard This Week

(MedPage Today) -- Quotable quotes from MedPage Today's sources 'Theoretically, It's Brilliant': What We Heard This Week

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Gottlieb: More Competition Needed in Newer Drug Categories

(MedPage Today) -- Outgoing FDA chief also talks opioids, e-cigarettes Gottlieb: More Competition Needed in Newer Drug Categories

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Transplant No Help in Hypodiploid ALL

(MedPage Today) -- Similar 5-year outcomes with or without HSCT, regardless of MRD status Transplant No Help in Hypodiploid ALL