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Long-term survival rates for patients with leukemia after hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) are encouraging but personalized transplant strategies remain important to improve outcomes. 

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Higher Life’s Essential 8 Scores Associated With Reduced COPD Risk

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Healthcare costs are elevated for patients on chronic opioid therapy; nonadherence to the opioid regimen, based on urine drug monitoring results, further increases costs.

Healthcare Costs and Nonadherence Among Chronic Opioid Users

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