Diabetes Care During Infusion & Oncology Visits Improves Outcomes
Integrating diabetes care into infusion and oncology visits improved patient outcomes, including visit adherence, and provided a patient-centric model of care.
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Advanced Care Planning Feasible During Infusion Sessions
Hemodialysis and chemotherapy infusion sessions provide opportunities for veterans to complete advance care planning, including advanced directives.
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Lasting Benefit With Prostatic Artery Embolization for BPH
Prostatic artery embolization is safe and effective for benign prostatic hyperplasia, showing significant symptom improvement over 24 months.
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Dietary Guideline Adherence Beneficial in Prostate Cancer
Men who adhered to dietary guidelines had a lower risk for grade reclassification, with higher Healthy Eating Index scores linked to better outcomes.
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Shear Wave Elastography Beneficial in Diagnosing Myelofibrosis
Shear wave elastography differentiates myelofibrosis from essential thrombocytopenia and polycythemia vera and may help diagnose myeloproliferative neoplasms.
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ECG Parameter Linked With PAH Prognosis
A study of electrocardiograph parameters found longer RS time was linked to poor prognosis in PAH, suggesting this marker can add value to risk stratification.
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Strategies for Differentiating Meniere Disease Vs Vestibular Migraine
The dissociation between pathological caloric testing and a normal video head impulse test can differentiate between Meniere disease and vestibular migraine.
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Machine Learning Model Can Diagnose Meniere Disease
A machine learning model based on pure-tone audiometry features can diagnose Meniere disease and predict endolymphatic hydrops.
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Best Mortality Predictors for Patients With Burns Identified
The researchers identified indices specifically created for patients with burns as providing the best accuracy and prediction of mortality.
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Early Enzymatic Burn Debridement Promising in Deep Burns
Early enzymatic burn debridement resulted in early complete eschar removal in more than 90% of adults with deep burns.
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LOXL2 a Therapeutic Target for Primary Myelofi brosis
Findings from a recent study suggest LOXL2 plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of primary myelofibrosis.
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Low-Risk Myelofibrosis Shows Evidence of Disease Progression
About 60% of patients with low-risk myelofibrosis showed evidence of disease progression during 4 years of follow-up.
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Hypertension’s Impact on Heart Function in HCM
Comorbid hypertension in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was an independent risk factor for reduced left ventricle fraction and strain.
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Comorbidity Risk Higher in Families of Patients With Cancer
A cancer diagnosis is associated with an increased risk for psychological illness and cardiovascular disease among relatives and spouses of patients.
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Lung Cancer Diagnosis Often Delayed By Alternative Explanations
Conditions of competing demand and alternative explanation such as COPD and diabetes often delay lung cancer diagnoses.
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Patients With T2D Reduce Distress With Pharmacist-Led Interventions
Patients with type 2 diabetes often had diabetes distress despite optimal glucose management, and pharmacist-led interventions helped reduce it.
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Obesity Tied to Pediatric Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases
Childhood obesity may increase the risk for pediatric immune-mediated skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis and psoriasis.
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Retinitis Pigmentosa Phenotypes Impacted by Variants in CDH23
Findings from patients with c.5237 G more than A: p.Arg1746Gln variants in CDH23 may improve genetic counseling and prognostication in some inherited retinal diseases.
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Readmission Varies By Discharge Setting for Sepsis Survivors
Risk for 30-day readmission is high and varies by setting for sepsis survivors discharged to skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and home.
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EQ-5D Shows Room for Improvement in Asthma
Researchers synthesized evidence on the EQ-5D and found that it showed good validity in patients with asthma but could benefit from further refinement.
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