Seven patients (6 males and 1 female) presented with ten episodes of acute encephalopathy, and cerebral edema was present during nine episodes. One asymptomatic patient was readmitted electively as cerebral edema was noted on an outpatient MRI of…
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Impact of surgeon experience on patient outcomes after pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery | Patient Safety in Surgery
This study showed decreases in complications after year 2, blood loss after year 3, and surgical times after year 4 in practice, for a fellowship-trained orthopaedic trauma surgeon treating pelvic and acetabular fractures. There were no…
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Relationship between resilience and depression in individuals with diabetic foot ulcers: a longitudinal study | BMC Psychology
Depression level and patterns of change
In this study, the baseline DFU-related depression score was 6.24 (SD = 2.61), and the depression rate was 68.6% at a high level, consistent with previous studies [24]. This may be related to the long-term…
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Systemic immune-inflammation index predicts acute histologic chorioamnionitis pathologic staging and neonatal respiratory distress syndrome in women with preterm premature rupture of membranes: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
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Imaging brain inflammation and blood brain barrier permeability in neurological and psychiatric diseases: a review | Journal of Neuroinflammation
Shabab T, Khanabdali R, Moghadamtousi SZ, Kadir HA, Mohan G. Neuroinflammation pathways: a general review. Int J Neurosci. 2017;127(7):624–33.
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Iran’s progress in reducing maternal mortality: an analysis of policies and interventions using the who’s six building blocks and universal health coverage approach | BMC Health Services Research
Baumont MS, Dekker CS, Blecker NR, Burns CT, Strauss NE. Every mother counts: listening to mothers to transform maternity care. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;228(5):S954–64.
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Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis
A major retrospective study shows that people with blood group A face a higher likelihood of autoimmune liver disease, especially primary biliary cholangitis, while those with blood group B appear less vulnerable.
Study: Association…
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Human papillomavirus vaccination patterns among youth aged 16–26 in the context of publicly-funded eligibility changes: a retrospective cross-sectional study from Alberta, Canada | BMC Public Health
We used population-wide vaccination data to explore patterns in HPV vaccine administration in the province of Alberta, among those vaccinated outside of routine school-based programs before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. We found some evidence…
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Effects of in utero tobacco exposure, age of smoking initiation, and environmental pollution on the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adulthood: a large scale prospective cohort study | BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Mannino DM. COPD: epidemiology, prevalence, morbidity and mortality, and disease heterogeneity. Chest. 2002;121(5 Suppl):S121–6.
Sigurgeirsdottir J, Halldorsdottir S, Arnardottir RH, Gudmundsson…
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Microplastics Exposure Accelerates Atherosclerosis | Technology Networks
A mouse study led by University of California, Riverside biomedical scientists suggests that everyday exposure to microplastics — tiny fragments shed from packaging, clothing, and countless plastic products — may accelerate the…
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