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  "textContent": "In patients with myasthenia gravis, the surgical removal of the thymus gland, called thymectomy, added \"quality adjusted life years\" to patients and was also cost-effective in comparison to pharmacological treatment alone, according to a study published April 13 in JAMA Network Open. \"Quality adjusted life years\" are a measure used in health economics to represent how much a drug or intervention extends and improves one's quality of life.",
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