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The breadth of expertise of your pharmacist is available to you, Elizabeth Tracey reports Aug 19, 2025

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Pharmacists are increasingly being called upon to take on additional healthcare tasks, from administering immunizations to reconciling medications to dispensing advice along with prescription and over the counter drugs. Victoria DeJaco, a pharmacist at Johns Hopkins, says there’s even more …

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What will loss of insurance do to people who already can’t afford their medicines? Elizabeth Tracey reports Aug 05, 2025

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Only one-quarter of people who could benefit from a cholesterol lowering drug were taking one, a recent study by Caleb Alexander, a drug efficacy expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Alexander says that number is likely to go …

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Many people who could benefit from medicines to reduce their cardiovascular risk aren’t getting them, Elizabeth Tracey reports Aug 05, 2025

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A large number of people who could benefit from medicines to reduce cholesterol and consequent cardiovascular risk aren’t taking them, a study by Caleb Alexander, a drug efficacy expert at Johns Hopkins, and colleagues has shown. Alexander says this has …

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What are the barriers to testing for hepatitis C in emergency departments? Elizabeth Tracey reports Aug 05, 2025

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Hepatitis C is a worldwide problem, with millions of people infected who don’t even know it. We do have effective treatment and untreated infection can result in liver failure and death, so a new study attempted to implement free testing …

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Could more targeted screening be helpful in colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Aug 05, 2025

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A new blood test used to screen people for colorectal cancer just isn’t ready to replace colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical tests, since these are capable of detecting early lesions that respond best to treatment. That’s according to Kimmel Cancer Center …

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Are there aspects to blood testing for colorectal cancer that undermine screening? Elizabeth Tracey reports Aug 05, 2025

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A new blood test for colorectal cancer finds advanced cancers well, but William Nelson, director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, says when compared to the gold standard colonoscopy, or even stool tests used for screening, it falls …

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Is there a role for a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 21, 2025

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A blood test can identify the majority of colorectal cancers, a new study finds, when compared with the gold standard, colonoscopy, for screening. Yet whether this test can be trusted when it says cancer is NOT present is another matter, …

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How helpful is a new blood test for colorectal cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 21, 2025

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Blood tests for cancer are much in the news lately, including one to test for colorectal cancer. Such a test, if it works as well as methods like colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing, would allow people to give tedious aspects …

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Supervised exercise helped reduce recurrence of colorectal cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 21, 2025

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Regular, supervised exercise helped people who’d been treated for colorectal cancer avoid recurrence of the disease, a new study shows, adding to the burgeoning body of evidence demonstrating the clear health benefits of exercise in many settings, including avoiding cancer …

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Can a new drug that helps hot flashes herald a way to prevent many breast cancers? Elizabeth Tracey reports Jul 21, 2025

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Some drugs used to treat breast cancer might also be used to prevent it, but the hot flashes and other troublesome side effects make that an unlikely choice for many women. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson says …

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