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STEP TEENS: Semaglutide ‘gives hope’ to adolescents with obesity
“We are getting close to bariatric surgery results” in these adolescent patients with obesity. To have 40% of patients attain normal weight, “that...
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Uptake of high-sensitivity troponin assays lags in U.S. hospitals
A national analysis found that only one-third of hospitals are utilizing the assays, despite the first test being approved in 2017.
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Race and gender: Tailoring treatment for sleep disorders is preferred and better
Sleep disparities are multifactorial and it is important to focus on social determinants of poor sleep.
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Major depression treatments boost brain connectivity
“This is the thing everyone is looking for when we’re talking about a biomarker: That we see this exact pattern” – and it is why they are so...
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Intensive BP lowering harmful in acute ischemic stroke: ENCHANTED2/MT
“This result is not what we expected, but it is a definitive result and gives us a lower safety margin for blood pressure in acute ischemic stroke...
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Thyroid dysfunction may linger a year after severe COVID-19
The implications of the atypical thyroiditis areas, which tend to be asymptomatic, are unclear.
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A better way to predict fall risk in patients with MS?
“Instead of looking at reduced maximum muscle strength, perhaps we should start looking at reduced rate of force development when trying to...
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Terlipressin decreases need for renal replacement therapy in liver transplant recipients
The drug restores renal blood flow and reverses hepatorenal syndrome type 1 in some patients.
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High-quality index colonoscopies pay off down the road for low-risk patients
Later risk for advanced adenomas, serrated polyps, or colorectal cancer was lower for patients with an initial high-quality colonoscopy.
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In childhood sickle cell disease stroke prevention is key
“Children with sickle cell disease have 100 times the risk of stroke as other children without sickle cell disease.”