Screening patients with atrial fibrillation with an implantable loop recorder does not decrease the incidence of subsequent stroke
1. Amongst patients aged 70 or older, screening for atrial fibrillation with an implantable loop...
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Digital therapy may improve sustained attention amongst patients with depression
1. AKL-T03 is a digital therapy that works by activating the brain’s fronto-parietal...
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Incidence of C. difficile infections decreasing in hospitalized children
1. In a very large retrospective cohort of hospitalized pediatric patients, the incidence of C....
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Dolutegravir associated with improved viral suppression in HIV-positive pregnant patients
1. Dolutegravir is associated with greater viral suppression at birth for human immunodeficiency...
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Adjuvant erlotinib increased overall survival when compared to chemotherapy in stage IIIA EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer
1. Erlotinib showed an overall survival benefit and improved 5-year survival rates when compared...
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Sacituzumab govitecan may be an effective treatment for heavily pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer.
1. Median progression-free survival was longer in the SG group than in the chemotherapy group. 2....
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Ischemic events associated with greater mortality risk than bleeding events among adults with acute myocardial infarction on antithrombotic therapy
1. This cohort study based on a nationwide Sweden registry demonstrated that among adult patients...
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Physical function as a predictor for cardiovascular disease risk in the elderly
1. A higher physical function among community-dwelling older adults was associated with a...
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Adenovirus infection associated with hepatitis of unknown cause in children
1. Adenovirus was found to be associated with the emerging hepatitis of unknown cause in children...
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Lower glycemic criteria for gestational diabetes did not affect risk of a large-for-gestational-age infant
1. Compared to the use of higher glycemic criteria, lower glycemic criteria for diagnosis of...
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Remote ischemic conditioning associated with better neurologic function in patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke – the RICAMIS trial
1. In this randomized clinical trial, among 1893 patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke,...
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Reinfection with hepatitis C virus is highest immediately after treatment in patients on opioid agonist therapy
1. Reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was highest in the first 24 weeks after treatment...
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Effectiveness of self-monitoring blood pressure program with smartphone application
1. A self-monitoring blood pressure (SMBP) program enhanced with smartphone patient engagement...
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The influence of body-mind-spirit interventions on well-being may be poorly understood
1. Few studies included all concepts of the Body-Mind-Spirit (BMS), including detailed...
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Peer support groups may positively impact overall mental health, but limited effect on clinical symptoms
1. In this meta-analysis, randomized controlled trials of peer support groups for treating mental...
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#VisualAbstract: Lower glycemic threshold for gestational diabetes diagnosis does not reduce infant risk compared to higher glycemic thresholds
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Ensovibep not efficacious in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients
1. Beyond standard care, ensovibep did not improve outcomes in hospitalized coronavirus disease...
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Metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine do not prevent severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
1. Metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine do not prevent hypoxemia, emergency department visits,...
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Youth-onset type 2 diabetes may have increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. In a retrospective cohort of about 3,000 children and young adults, new diagnoses of type 2...
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Ublituximab lowers incidence of relapse and number of brain lesions in relapsing multiple sclerosis
1. Two randomized clinical trials showed that intravenous ublituximab reduced relapse rate and the...
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