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Health Rounds: Scientists change kidney blood type, a potential advance for transplant recipients – Reuters
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Incidence and predictors of postcontrast acute kidney injury following computed tomography angiography and bronchial artery embolization in hemoptysis patients | BMC Pulmonary Medicine
In this retrospective study, we found that the incidence of CA-AKI was 7.6%(13/171) in patients with hemoptysis treated with concomitant CTA and BAE within a short time (24 h). In addition, a proportion of those patients were known to have risk…
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Donanemab and Alzheimer’s Treatment Benefits
A SECONDARY analysis of the TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial has revealed that reduced posttreatment amyloid burden following donanemab administration is strongly correlated with slower clinical decline, reinforcing the therapeutic promise of donanemab…
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Factors influencing receipt of mental health services for Black women living in Los Angeles County during the perinatal period | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Design
This study was a secondary analysis of the Black Mothers’ Mental Wellness Study [12], a web-based survey that used a cross-sectional design to examine the relationships between racism and perinatal mental health among Black women living…
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An acute presentation of Wunderlich’s syndrome with angiomyolipoma: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports
A 48-year-old Hispanic female patient presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for hematemesis for the past 2 days associated with generalized weakness, abdominal pain, nausea, and subjective fevers. The patient’s initial vital signs were…
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Towards a better understanding of brief lifestyle interventions in noncommunicable diseases: a concept analysis | BMC Public Health
Study selection
The initial search yielded 23,124 articles, of which 23,112 were identified from the bibliographic databases and 12 were identified in Google Scholar and citation searching. After the three-step screening process, we finally…
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The prevalence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and study of co-infection with COVID-19 from a laboratory perspective, before and after the relaxation of COVID-19 control measures | BMC Infectious Diseases
General overview of MP infections in 2023
In 2023, there were a total of 37,017 MP-related tests conducted, with an overall positive rate of 2.03%. Of those testing positive, 415 were male (55.26%) and 336 were female (44.74%). As illustrated in…
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Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses in Health Literacy among Medical Students: A Systematic Review | BMC Medical Education
Sørensen K, Van den Broucke S, Fullam J, Doyle G, Pelikan J, Slonska Z, et al. Health literacy and public health: a systematic review and integration of definitions and models. BMC Public Health. 2012;12:1–13.
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No amount of alcohol is safe, at least for dementia risk – The Washington Post
- No amount of alcohol is safe, at least for dementia risk The Washington Post
- Moderate drinking dementia risk. Genetic proof Holistic News
- The four ages when alcohol really harms your health (and the decade we’re best at handling it) The…
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Is volatile sedation truly associated with increased mortality in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults compared to intravenous sedation? Moving beyond pairwise meta-analysis to individual agent assessment via bayesian network meta-analysis | Critical Care
Yamamoto T, Kotani Y, Akutagawa K, Nagayama T, Tomimatsu M, Tonai M, Karumai T, Hayashi Y. Volatile sedation in critically ill adults undergoing mechanical ventilation: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care. 2025;29(1):227.
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