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Risk for breast cancer with contraceptives varies by progestin content, study finds
Women taking progestin-only contraceptive formulations had a higher relative breast cancer risk than those taking a combination of estrogen and progestin, a population-based cohort study of more than two million women in Sweden found.
1 in 8 males undergo scrotal surgery 20 years after kidney donation
Hospitalization for surgery to address unilateral scrotal fluid collection was significantly more common among kidney donors than nondonors, according to a population-based Canadian study.
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation after stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma
A 64-year-old man is evaluated following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for standard-risk multiple myeloma. Following a physical exam and lab studies, what is the most appropriate management?
Levetiracetam linked to lower risk for recurrent poststroke seizure than valproic acid
Patients with a recent history of stroke who were admitted for a seizure were significantly less likely to be rehospitalized for another seizure if they were prescribed levetiracetam versus valproic acid before discharge, although their mortality risk did not differ, a retrospective study in Taiwan found.
Updated complaint filed in medical societies' lawsuit against HHS, Sec. Kennedy for vaccine changes
The complaint asks the court to require Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reconstitute the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices with all new members.
ACP releases new edition of The Works video library
The library provides more than 235 hours of on-demand internal medicine content.
And the winner is …
I.M. Matters Weekly from ACP has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.