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DEAR DR. ROACH: A recent letter from a patient who had a benign kidney tumor that was removed along with one of their kidneys got me thinking. What about someone like myself (and many others) who have ...

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During the peer-review process the editor and reviewers write an eLife assessment that summarises the significance of the findings reported in the article (on a scale ranging from landmark to useful) ...

The appropriate duration of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients who have a transient provoking factor (e.g., surgery, trauma, or immobility) and concomitant enduring risk ...

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Department of Civil, Geological and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B2, Canada Global Institute for Water Security (GIWS), ...

Section 1. Crime is out of control in the District of Columbia. Washington, District of Columbia, is our Nation’s capital and home to the central institutions of American governance. Yet rising ...