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Calculator that weighs individual’s risk/benefit of taking common osteoporosis drugs being developed

November 15, 2022

Toni Baker

Physicians could use this "calculator" to help an individual patient determine how best to proceed.

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Making glioblastoma more vulnerable to treatment

November 1, 2022

Toni Baker

The aggressive brain cancer quickly becomes treatment-resistant and the average survival remains at about 15 months.

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Common, usually harmless group of bacteria associated with higher death rates in kidney patients

October 25, 2022

Toni Baker

The findings indicate that early diagnosis and treatment of an infection may improve survival rates.

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Psoriasis does not appear to increase heart attack risk in people with significant kidney disease

October 18, 2022

Toni Baker

Studies have suggested that psoriasis is an independent risk factor for heart attack in the general population, but investigators found that in people who also have end-stage...

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Brock to lead MCG’s Northwest Campus

October 17, 2022

Jennifer Hilliard Scott

Brock, a longtime member of the Rome medical community, officially joined the MCG Northwest Campus faculty when it opened in 2013.

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Powerful enzyme that tamps down inflammation holds promise for protecting eyes in diabetes, premature birth

October 12, 2022

Toni Baker

Making more of enzyme A1, which tamps down inflammation, available could help treat diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity.