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Overtreatment of prostate cancer in the active surveillance era

Common Sense Family Doctor

Concerns about overdiagnosis of clinically insignificant prostate cancer through prostate specific antigen (PSA) screening motivated the 2018 American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) recommendation against routine screening for prostate cancer. times more likely to develop urinary or sexual complications, 2.78

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

The 80-year-old Ray Flynn lost his central vision entirely, but with the help of the retinal implant, he could make out shapes on the computer screen. Their research showed promising results for lab rats, and they plan to carry out the first human trials in the second half of 2017 and gather preliminary results during 2018.

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Pregnancy outcomes and complications in refugees and other newcomers at a Family Medicine practice in Philadelphia, PA [Women's health]

Annals of Family Medicine

Objective The specific needs of preconception screenings, antenatal care, and birth outcomes in newcomers need to be better understood. Population Studied Inclusion criteria were ages 16-45 with a DME performed between 2018 and 2023.

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Mastering Responses to FDA 510(k) AI Letters: A Strategic Approach

FDA Law Blog

Performance Metric FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 Average Number of FDA Days to MDUFA IV Decision 72.62 These AI requests often address complicated scientific scenarios in which a submitter has already provided some information, but FDA is not completely satisfied. Average Number of Industry Days to MDUFA IV Decision 54.69

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Illinois Reports First West Nile Virus Case of 2025

Physician's Weekly

The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications from the mosquito-borne virus, according to the U.S. In 2024, the state had 69 confirmed human cases of West Nile virus, including 13 deaths — the highest number of deaths since 2018, WGN reported. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons

GeriPal

William: So ASCO decided to make a high priority this year to redo the guidelines, which were originally released in 2018. Because a lot of my colleagues, who are like transplant coordinators for example, are asking, “Can you help us better screened for which older adults would be fit enough to go for transplant? Alex: Great.

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Time to stop driving? Podcast with Emmy Betz and Terri Cassidy

GeriPal

Eric: For those of you don’t know, Emmy was on our podcast back in 2018 … man, pre-COVID times. If they’re in a major car crash, they’re going to have more long-term complications probably than a 20-year-old would. We and many others have tried to come up with a short, validated screening tool.

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