Long-Term Muscle Relaxant Use Only Benefits Certain Conditions
Long-term skeletal muscle relaxant use was effective for chronic pain conditions like painful spasms and neck pain, but not for fibromyalgia or low back pain.
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Multiple Factors Drive MASH Progression in MASH + Diabetes
Among patients with MASH and Type 2 diabetes, MASH progression is accelerated by adipose tissue and muscle insulin resistance.
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In MS, Both Subjective & Objective Mobility Assessment Needed
A recent study underscored the importance of integrating subjective and objective tests to evaluate mobility impairment in patients with MS.
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Multiple Factors Influence PrEP Efficacy in Transgender Men
Testosterone, Lactobacillus, and lower PrEP medication concentrations in cervicovaginal fluid may impact HIV risk in transgender men.
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Comparing Crohn’s Disease Surgical Techniques
Compared with strictureplasty, mall bowel resection was associated with longer length of stay and more wound complications in patients with Crohn’s disease.
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Men With HIV Reduce Alcohol Use With Brief Intervention
For sexual minority men with HIV, a brief intervention consisting of two sessions can provide significant decreases in alcohol use.
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Composite Biomarker Could Reduce Need for Biopsies
A composite biomarker approach that uses multiparametric MRI and serum liver tests could enhance monitoring of liver grafts.
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Machine Learning Supports ITP Bleeding Assessment
Researchers used plasma assays and machine learning to identify potential biomarkers that could help clinicians diagnose and assess immune thrombocytopenia.
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Low-Vision-Specific Measures Useful in Assessing RP
Low-vision-specific function and activities of daily living measures are useful for assessing patient-reported outcomes in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.
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Family History of RP Linked to Disease Severity at Diagnosis
A family history of retinitis pigmentosa significantly increased the odds of presenting with severe disease, particularly for patients with affected siblings.
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Lower Hemoglobin Thresholds Increase Risk in MI & Anemia
For patients with acute MI & anemia, lower hemoglobin transfusion thresholds may increase 30-day risks for death or recurrent heart attack.
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Lungs Stable After HCT for Sickle Cell
Lung function remains stable over 3 years after HCT for sickle cell disease, according to recent research findings by A. Parker Ruhl, MD, MHS, and colleagues.
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Mold Allergy May Contribute to Asthma Racial Disparities
Men and Black patients were more likely to have allergic sensitization to molds, and Aspergillus fumigatus was tied to worse asthma in Black patients.
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Comparing Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
More extensive endoscopic sinus surgeries are associated with improved chronic rhinosinusitis outcomes, without a significant uptick in complications.
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Arterial Stiffness Assessments May Help Patients With Obesity
Researchers conducted pulse wave analyses on study participants with obesity and determined arterial stiffness measurements could benefit clinical management.
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Rurality Linked to Lower Survival in Early-Onset CRC
Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer in impoverished, rural areas had a 1.1- to 1.5-fold increased risk for death compared with those in nonrural areas.
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FIT Tests Vary for Detecting ACN
Researchers tested the sensitivity of five fecal immunochemical tests for detecting advanced colorectal neoplasia, including colorectal cancer.
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Exercise CMR Assessment Could Help Identify SSc-PAH
Exercise cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessments of RV size and function may help identify patients with SSc-PAH who have poorer prognoses.
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Disease-Causing Variants Identified in Inherited Retinal Dystrophies
A study of inherited retinal dystrophy subjects identified 14 novel ABCA4 variants of which 8 were determined to be disease-causing or likely disease-causing.
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Study Targets Improved Diagnostic Criteria for ApHCM
Per-segment indexed apical wall thickness thresholds were accurate in detecting apical hypertrophy and could help diagnose apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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