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    Specific mucus hydration and inflammation biomarkers from sputa were elevated in patients with COPD.

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    Meeting the unmet need in multiple myeloma

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    Publish date: December 14, 2021

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    Antibiotic use associated with triple-negative breast cancer mortality

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    Publish date: December 13, 2021

    Antimicrobials can decrease circulating and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes that effect the immune repertoire and in turn survival.

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    Women struggle with benzodiazepine addiction post chemotherapy treatment

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    Publish date: December 13, 2021

    Sedatives like benzodiazepines are used to control nausea, anxiety, and insomnia during chemotherapy treatment, but overuse and failing to taper...

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    High triglycerides in normal-weight men with obstructive sleep apnea

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    Publish date: November 17, 2021

    “These findings of high prevalence of metabolic risk in lean patients with OSA, I find very worrying.”

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    Venetoclax heralded a new class of small-molecule blood cancer drugs

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    Publish date: November 15, 2021

    BCL2 inhibitor venetoclax has been quickly followed by drugs that target either BCL2 or proteins with similar prosurvival function, especially...

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    Pulmonary rehabilitation: Similar benefit in both IPF and COPD patients

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    Publish date: November 12, 2021

    “These data reinforce the importance of referral to and engagement in pulmonary rehabilitation amongst the IPF...

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    Filtering pulmonary function tests through race/ethnicity may add to biased care

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    Publish date: November 5, 2021

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    AHA dietary guidance cites structural challenges to heart-healthy patterns

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    Publish date: November 4, 2021

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    Placebo beat risankizumab in adults with severe asthma

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    Publish date: October 28, 2021

    Placebo was superior to risankizumab with respect to time to first asthma worsening and annualized rate of...

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    BTKi resistance: ‘Achilles’ heel’ in effective treatment of B-cell malignancies

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    Publish date: October 15, 2021

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    COPD: Higher mortality with low baseline CO diffusing capacity

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    Publish date: October 13, 2021

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    Pacemakers after TAVR: No long-term survival differences

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    Publish date: October 8, 2021

    “To date, the impact of PPI on late clinical outcomes after TAVR remains controversial; however, this study to some extent helps clarify this...

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    Novel trastuzumab duocarmazine significantly improved survival in advanced HER2-positive breast cancer

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    Publish date: September 30, 2021

    Trastuzumab duocarmazine is a novel HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate which, according to the results of the TULIP trial recently presented...

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    Once daily poziotinib shows efficacy in non–small cell lung cancer

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    Publish date: September 28, 2021

    No effective treatments exist for patients with NSCLC with EGFR and HER2 exon 20 mutations, but now a new study shows that poziotinib 16 mg daily...

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