When landowner and hunter James Barkhurst went scouting his property about a month ago to assess the local deer population ahead of the fall hunting season, he was left in shock.
“I’ve seen about 14 dead in less than a mile stretch. There’s…
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Effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on the risk of nephrolithiasis and urinary tract infections in Thai patients with type 2 diabetes: a hospital-based cohort study | Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
Alexander RT, Hemmelgarn BR, Wiebe N, Bello A, Morgan C, Samuel S, et al. Kidney stones and kidney function loss: a cohort study. BMJ. 2012;345:e5287.
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Asymptomatic faecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci among inpatients and outpatients in a Kenyan hospital: a cross-sectional study | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
García-Solache M, Rice LB. The Enterococcus: a model of adaptability to its environment. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2019;32(2). https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00058.
Manero A, Blanch AR. Identification of Enterococcus spp. With a biochemical key. Appl Environ…
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Baby’s birthweight increases risk of cardiovascular disease in preeclamptic and hypertensive women
A new study shows that preeclamptic and hypertensive pregnant women’s risk of getting cardiovascular disease is linked to their baby’s birthweight.
Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are serious…
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Baby’s birthweight increases risk of cardiovascular disease in preeclamptic and hypertensive women
A new study shows that preeclamptic and hypertensive pregnant women’s risk of getting cardiovascular disease is linked to their baby’s birthweight.
Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are serious…
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Brevundimonas vesicularis sepsis in a 2-month-old infant in rural Gambia: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports
Brevundimonas vesicularis is a non-lactose fermenter, Gram-negative bacillus, and is usually isolated from clinical and environmental samples. It is an opportunistic pathogen that affects children and adults. Most cases may be due to underlying…
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Determinants of hepatitis C virus treatment completion among Los Angeles County residents | BMC Infectious Diseases
We conducted a secondary data analysis of data collected in an ongoing linkage-to-cure project, Project Hepatitis C Virus Connect, a public-academic partnership between the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and University of Southern…
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Trends and projections of global gynaecological cancer burden: age-period-cohort insights from Global Burden of Disease 2021 | BMC Women’s Health
Global and regional disease burden of GCs
The global burden of GCs exhibits significant variation across cancer types, regions, and socio-economic contexts. Among these, BC remains the most prevalent and deadliest, with continued increases in…
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Investigation of the Exercise Status and Related Influencing Factors i
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With the increasing global prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD), Maintenance Hemodialysis (MHD) has become one of the primary treatment modalities for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).1 Although MHD plays a…
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Reproductive history and cardiometabolic disease: the role of endogenous estrogen exposure across the lifespan in postmenopausal women | BMC Women’s Health
In this study, we observed a consistent inverse association of the duration of reproductive lifespan and lifetime endogenous estrogen exposure with the risks of diabetes, hypertension and CVD among postmenopausal women in Northwest China. Women…
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