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Digital check-ins improve cancer care and reduce inequality

A study has shown that, for people living with advanced cancer, a weekly remote check-in with the care team can have a significant impact on outcomes.

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Dispensing data exposes health inequalities in England

A study linking dispensing data to patient characteristics in England has exposed differences in medicine use across ethnic and socioeconomic groups.

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DNA testing can help right racial imbalance in breast cancer

Study suggests routine genomic testing could correct well-established disparities in breast cancer survival rates between white and Black women.

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ASH: Stem cell transplant study exposes US zip-code lottery

Access to a stem cell transplant in the US - and the chances of surviving it - depends on social and economic factors, finds a new study.

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Heart disease risk ‘calculator’ could save lives

UK researchers say they have developed an algorithm that is more accurate than current tools at predicting an individual’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the

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UK survey finds deep ethnic divisions in cancer diagnosis

A UK report has found that people from minority ethnic backgrounds face an average delay of a year between first noticing symptoms and gaining a diagnosis, which is more t

Digital check-ins improve cancer care and reduce inequality

Dispensing data exposes health inequalities in England

DNA testing can help right racial imbalance in breast cancer

ASH: Stem cell transplant study exposes US zip-code lottery

Heart disease risk ‘calculator’ could save lives

UK survey finds deep ethnic divisions in cancer diagnosis

Lundbeck preps for key bexicaserin data around year-end

Discover a new era of healthcare panel engagement: Grounded ...

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