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Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs): Diagnosis, Management, and Clinical Pearls.

Mar 23, 2020

While immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has improved melanoma patient outcomes, it has also resulted in the rise of unique immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Here, we review and synthesize...

Exploring Perioperative Complications of Anterior Lumber Interbody Fusion in Patients with a History of Prior Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Mar 23, 2020

Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) exposes the anterior aspect of the spine through a retroperitoneal approach. Access to the anterior spine requires mobilization of intra-abdominal viscera/vascu...

An Insight into the Angiogenic and Lymphatic Interplay in Pre-eclampsia Comorbid with HIV Infection.

Mar 23, 2020

To provide insight on the imbalance of angiogenic and lymphangiogenic factors in pre-eclampsia, as well as highlight polymorphism in genes related to angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.The pregnancy-s...

Changes of intravaginal microbiota and inflammation after self-replacement ring pessary therapy compared to continuous ring pessary usage for pelvic organ prolapse.

Mar 20, 2020

Continuous usage of a ring pessary for pelvic organ prolapse may cause a disturbance of intravaginal microbiota and intravaginal mucosal damage. To avoid the side effects of continuous ring pessary th...

Pulmonary fibrosis and microscopic polyangiitis in a 75-year-old woman.

Mar 19, 2020

We present a case of a 75-year-old woman who admitted in the internal medicine department for a recent onset of persisting moderate daily fever and fatigue that started 30 days prior to her hospitaliz...

Development of a wireless accelerometer-based Intravaginal device to detect pelvic floor motion for evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunction.

Mar 19, 2020

Urinary incontinence (UI) is experienced by an estimated 51% of women in the U.S. and often results from impaired function or weakening of the pelvic floor muscles. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT)...

Factors influencing the severity of long-term sequelae in fishermen-divers with neurological decompression sickness.

Mar 19, 2020

Numerous studies have been conducted to identify the factors influencing the short-term prognosis for neurological decompression sickness (DCS). However, the long-term sequelae are rarely assessed. Th...

Use of mobile apps for controlling of the urinary incontinence: A systematic review.

Mar 19, 2020

The primary objective was to evaluate the impact of app use on urinary incontinence control through pelvic floor muscle training when compared to the postal treatment plan. The secondary objectives we...

Quality control of uroflowmetry and urodynamic data from two large multicenter studies of male lower urinary tract symptoms.

Mar 19, 2020

The International Continence Society (ICS) has standardized quality control and interpretation of uroflowmetry and urodynamics. We evaluated traces from two large studies of male lower urinary tract s...

Measuring hepatitis C virus elimination as a public health threat:beyond global targets.

Mar 19, 2020

An increasing number of countries are committing to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) targets to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a public health threat by 2030. These include service cover...

Psychological interventions for people with hemophilia.

Mar 19, 2020

Managing hemophilia is challenging both in terms of medical treatment and its broad impact on many aspects of the individual's life, including self-perception. Several psychosocial issues are potentia...

Prevalence, clinical course, and predictive factors of immune checkpoint inhibitor monotherapy-associated hepatitis in Japan.

Mar 19, 2020

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized anti-malignancy therapy and thus have been increasingly used. Although ICI may cause immune-related adverse events (irAE) in various organs, incl...

Alanine Aminotransferase Influencing Performances of Routine Available Tests Detecting Hepatitis B Related Cirrhosis.

Mar 19, 2020

The performances of routine tests such as FIB-4 and APRI in detecting cirrhosis and significant fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) have been shown to be discrepant between studies.Novel testssuch a...

HBV Promotes the Recruitment of IL-17 secreting T cells via Chemokines CCL22 and CCL17.

Mar 19, 2020

Little is known about the mechanisms of IL-17 secreting T cells accumulation in HBV-transfected livers. Here, we investigated the role of the chemokines CCL17, CCL20, and CCL22 in this process.Periphe...

An internet-based mind/body intervention to mitigate distress in women experiencing infertility: A randomized pilot trial.

Mar 19, 2020

To determine if an internet-based mind/body program would lead to participants experiencing infertility (1) being willing to be recruited and randomized and (2) accepting and being ready to engage in ...

Hydrotherapy Reduces Arterial Stiffness in Pregnant Women With Chronic Hypertension.

Mar 19, 2020

Background Chronic hypertension (CH) and high arterial stiffness (AS) increase the risk of complications during pregnancy, such as superimposed preeclampsia and low fetal growth. Objective To evaluate...

Parental comorbidity and medication use in the USA: a panel study of 785 000 live births.

Mar 19, 2020

How prevalent is paternal medication use and comorbidity, and are rates of these rising?Paternal medication use and comorbidity is common and rising, similar to trends previously described in mothers....

Amniotic immune biomarkers as risk factors in women with different symptoms of threatened late miscarriage.

Mar 19, 2020

To investigate risk factors that can help identify the possibility of pregnancy loss in threatened late miscarriage(TLM) patients with and without spontaneous uterine contractions.Amniotic immune biom...

Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 and Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein Levels in Healthy Children and, Pregnant and Puerperal Women.

Mar 19, 2020

Fibroblast growth factor (FGF-23) and matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) are bone-related factors and their role in physiologic conditions and in different life stages are unknown. We aim...

Identification of an energy metabolism‑related gene signature in ovarian cancer prognosis.

Mar 19, 2020

Changes in energy metabolism may be potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cancer as they frequently occur within cancer cells. However, basic cancer research has failed to reach a consisten...

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