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Tara Haelle

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Tara Haelle

Tara Haelle has been an independent science/health journalist for trade and consumer publications for over 15 years. Tara holds a bachelor鈥檚 in English and liberal arts honors and a master鈥檚 in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She is the infectious disease health beat leader for the Association of Health Care Journalists, and she has received multiple awards from national organizations for her articles and books, including awards for Vaccination Investigation: The History and Science of Vaccines and The Informed Parent: A Science-Based Resource for Your Child鈥檚 First Four Years.

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Early Anti-TNF Reduces Perianal Fistula Risk in Kids With Crohn's

"Far better to prevent these complications than to treat them once they occur," says researcher

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Rectal Botox Injections Improved Fecal Incontinence, Urgency

"Study represents an important step forward in the field," editorialist says

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Recurrence Rate of Colorectal Adenomas Reduced With Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

However, more adverse events occurred compared with endoscopic mucosal resection

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Mahvash Disease Case Resolved With Liver Transplantation

Rare disease should be part of the differential in the presence of massive pancreaticomegaly

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Convalescent Plasma Improves Survival in COVID Patients With ARDS, New Trial Shows

Might be one treatment option for the sickest of patients

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Obesity Medication Type, Insurance Carrier Linked to Treatment Persistence

Amount of weight lost by 6 months also played a role, according to a retrospective cohort study

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Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study

At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2%, with results sustained up to 24 months

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Semaglutide's Weight-Loss Benefit Also Seen in Patients on Antidepressants

Those on antidepressants lost an average 11% to 19% of body weight across the four STEP trials

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Steroid Fails to Boost Survival in Advanced HIV Patients With TB Meningitis

Mechanisms leading to death may be different in HIV-positive people, say study authors

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Large Study Eases Fears Over Zantac-Cancer Link

In multinational cohort, cancer incidence with pulled drug no different than other H2RAs

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