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  • New genetic marker may improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to gout medication

    New genetic marker may improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to gout medication

    A newly identified genetic marker may significantly improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to the gout medication allopurinol in U.S. patients.

    While the gene HLA-B*58:01 has long been used to screen patients in…

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  • GM to cut EV, battery production and 1,200 jobs at Detroit plant – Reuters

    1. GM to cut EV, battery production and 1,200 jobs at Detroit plant  Reuters
    2. GM lays off more than 1,700 at sites in Michigan, Ohio, citing EV challenges  CNBC
    3. GM to cut 1,200 jobs at Detroit EV plant, hundreds more at Tennessee, Ohio battery sites  The Detroit News
    4. GM Cuts Hundreds of Salaried Workers as Part of Profit Push  Bloomberg.com
    5. General Motors lays off hundreds of engineers on Microsoft Teams; says: It’s not your performance, it’s…  The Times of India

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  • Novel 3D chromosome mapping method can reliably reveal hidden structural variants

    Novel 3D chromosome mapping method can reliably reveal hidden structural variants

    Standard laboratory tests can fail to detect many disease-causing DNA changes. Now, a novel 3D chromosome mapping method can reliably reveal these hidden structural variants and lead to new discoveries. The findings on this…

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  • Pablo Picasso’s long-hidden portrait of Dora Maar sells for $37 million in Paris.

    Pablo Picasso’s long-hidden portrait of Dora Maar sells for $37 million in Paris.

    Pablo Picasso’s long-hidden portrait Buste de femme au chapeau à fleurs (Dora Maar) (1943) was sold for €32.01 million ($37.15 million) by the auction house Lucien Paris on October 24th. (All prices include fees.) The sale, held at the…

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  • How Caregivers Can Fight to Preserve Dignity, Connection

    How Caregivers Can Fight to Preserve Dignity, Connection

    “Many caregivers and facilities assume that people with dementia don’t really know what’s going on, leading them to treat residents like children or make one-size-fits-all decisions,” Kriseman says. She recalls visiting her…

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  • Does Equal Access Mean Equal Follow-Up?

    Does Equal Access Mean Equal Follow-Up?

    In a large cohort of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) who had equal access to medical care and insurance, those who lived in the most socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods were less likely to complete surveillance transthoracic…

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  • This sector is beating the S&P 500 and is set for even greater outperformance, charts show

    This sector is beating the S&P 500 and is set for even greater outperformance, charts show

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  • Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ proves the scorched-earth breakup album is a smart PR move

    Lily Allen’s ‘West End Girl’ proves the scorched-earth breakup album is a smart PR move

    • Lily Allen’s new album, “West End Girl,” is a breakup album of epic proportions.

    • By telling the story through music, Allen has both narrative control and plausible deniability.

    • Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, and Taylor Swift have also used breakup albums…

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  • Security forces foil attack on Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Dera Murad Jamali

    Security forces foil attack on Jaffar Express in Balochistan’s Dera Murad Jamali

    Unidentified gunmen also targeted Jaffar Express, but no casualties were reported as security forces repelled attack

    At least 13 people, including two…

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  • Clinical Afghanistan seal 53-run win over Zimbabwe in 1st T20I

    Clinical Afghanistan seal 53-run win over Zimbabwe in 1st T20I

    Harare [Zimbabwe], October 29 (ANI): An all-round show from Azmatullah Omarzai, a four-wicket haul from Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and half-century from Ibrahim Zadran were the standouts as a clinical Afghanistan secured a 53-run win over Zimbabwe in the…

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