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Modest calorie reduction plus exercise linked with improved vascular health
It’s “not entirely clear” why greater calorie restriction did not translate to greater vascular benefit, noted the lead author of the paper.
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Revised dispatch system boosts bystander CPR in those with limited English
Lack of English proficiency was less of a barrier to bystander CPR in Los Angeles after a simplified, tiered dispatch system was put in place.
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Study points to best treatments for depression in primary care
Outcomes with psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and the two combined are compared.
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Transcranial brain stimulation can modulate placebo and nocebo experiences
It remains to be seen if this method could eventually alter chronic pain.
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Green light puts the stop on migraine
Small study signals possible noninvasive approach.
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Risdiplam study shows promise for spinal muscular atrophy
Besides safety, exploratory outcomes hint at clinical benefit.
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ASDS issues first filler safety recommendations
Prevention and treatment guidelines focus mainly on vascular occlusion but also nodules.
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Less pain, same gain with tirbanibulin for actinic keratosis
The results, assessed at day 57 and out to 1 year of follow-up, were associated with recurrence of lesions at 1 year.
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Psoriasis registry study finds normal pregnancy outcomes
Pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion, neonatal problems, and congenital anomalies among women with moderate to severe psoriasis were...
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Are more female physicians leaving medicine as pandemic surges?
“I have done the academically unfathomable: I am resigning my faculty position without another job lined up.”
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Semaglutide shows promise in NASH phase 2 study
The drug “bodes well for further study” in a condition with no FDA approved treatments.
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Proposed withdrawal of approval of preterm drug: Two opposing views
This move was sparked when Amag Pharmaceuticals’ 17OHP, Makena, failed to show benefit in a postmarketing confirmatory trial.
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Study: 10% of pregnant women test positive for COVID-19, with most asymptomatic
This study is based on ongoing living systematic reviews of the literature, in which information is posted in real time on the website.
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Does stirrup choice influence vaginal surgery outcome?
Patients positioned in boot stirrups had better physical function scores at 6 weeks postsurgery compared with those in candy cane stirrups.