Virtual TACUNA Program Cuts Cannabis and Alcohol Use in American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults
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Virtual TACUNA Program Cuts Cannabis and Alcohol Use in American Indian and Alaska Native Young Adults

An NIH-funded randomized trial found that the virtual, culturally grounded TACUNA program reduced cannabis use, alcohol ...

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Warmer Storage Slashes Heart Transplant Complications, Spurring Calls for Practice Change
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Warmer Storage Slashes Heart Transplant Complications, Spurring Calls for Practice Change

Donor hearts preserved at 10°C instead of near-freezing temperatures showed dramatically lower rates of early graft dysf...

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Non-Opioid Pain Relief Matches Opioids After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
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Non-Opioid Pain Relief Matches Opioids After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy

A randomized trial found acetaminophen and ibuprofen alone were as effective as an opioid-inclusive regimen after minima...

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Novo Nordisk Sheds $30 Billion as Heart Drug Trial Fails, Derailing Diversification Hopes
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Novo Nordisk Sheds $30 Billion as Heart Drug Trial Fails, Derailing Diversification Hopes

A late-stage trial of Novo Nordisk's cardiovascular drug ziltivekimab failed to meet its primary goal, wiping out a pote...

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Early-Stage KRAS Vaccine Trial Signals Potential for Pancreatic Cancer Prevention
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Early-Stage KRAS Vaccine Trial Signals Potential for Pancreatic Cancer Prevention

A small trial of a KRAS-targeting vaccine in people at high risk of pancreatic cancer found it safe and able to spark a ...

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