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Endometrial scratching doesn’t lead to higher live birth rate for IVF patients
The live birth rate was the same in the intervention and control groups.
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FDA: Benefits still outweigh risks from paclitaxel-coated devices for PAD
The FDA is investigating data from a recent meta-analysis of increased long-term mortality risk from paclitaxel-coated balloons and paclitaxel-...
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Intrapartum molecular GBS screening reduced newborn early-onset disease, antibiotic use
Whether this approach is cost effective would require more study, the investigators said.
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Treat-to-target approach for CVD risk factors decreased atherosclerosis in RA patients
An open-label, randomized, controlled trial looked at the progression of carotid intima media thickness in addition to cardiovascular events.
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Incidence of late-onset GBS cases are higher than early-onset disease
Maternal vaccines against the most common serotypes hold promise against late-onset GBS, and candidate vaccines are in development.
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Postdiagnosis statin use lowers mortality rate for patients with HCC
Statin use after a diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause and cancer-specific mortality.
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LAIV4 was less effective for children than IIV against influenza A/H1N1pdm09
But there was similar effectiveness against influenza A/H3N2 and influenza B with LAIV4 and IIV vaccinations across the five flu seasons.
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Antidepressants tied to greater hip fracture incidence in older adults
In the year after initiating antidepressant therapy, a 3.5% incidence rate for hip fractures was found, compared with 1.3% in the control group....
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Review looks at effectiveness of isotretinoin for acne
The Cochrane Review included 31 randomized, controlled trials that altogether included 3,836 participants with mild to severe acne.
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Extended-release naltrexone competes with buprenorphine-naloxone combo
Anxiety, depression, and insomnia “symptoms should not preclude the choice to leave opioid agonist treatment and to start treatment with [extended...
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Active migraine in women linked to lower risk of developing T2DM
There was a linear decrease in prevalence of migraine leading up to T2DM diagnosis among those who were eventually diagnosed with it.
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Motor neuron disease spasticity improved with cannabis-based oral spray, antispasticity drugs
Proof-of-concept trial shows encouraging findings that must be confirmed in larger and longer trials.
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New syphilis cases for pregnant women rose 61% over 5 years
Risk factor screening is likely inadequate in high prevalence areas, and likely first and third trimester screening for syphilis is more...