HealthDay News — For patients with clinically T1-2 node-negative (cN0) breast cancer, the omission of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) results in noninferior five-year regional recurrence rates (RR) and regional…
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Cognitive Impairment in Veterans With RA Linked to Modifiable Risk Factors
More than two-thirds of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a Veterans Affairs (VA) cohort demonstrated cognitive impairment, and several modifiable factors such as pain, exhaustion, sleep disturbance, and reduced
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High-Dose Rifampin Not Beneficial for Tuberculosis Meningitis
HealthDay News — No benefit of high-dose versus standard-dose rifampin is seen among adults with tuberculosis meningitis, according to a study published online Dec. 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
David…
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Risk Stacking Linked to Increased COVID-19-Related Health Care Utilization
Adults with multiple high-risk medical conditions experience substantially higher COVID-19-related health care utilization than immunocompromised individuals or older adults without high-risk conditions, according to study…
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Real-World Data Support Effective Surgical Hemostasis With Recombinant VWF in Adults With VWD
Recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) provides effective and reliable perioperative hemostatic control for adults with von Willebrand disease (VWD), according to new research published in the European Journal of…
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Ancient trade in Persian carpets imperilled by western sanctions
Iran’s handwoven carpet industry is suffering an unprecedented decline, with exports falling to their lowest levels on record because of US sanctions and domestic regulations on foreign currency.
Iranians in the business of Persian rugs —…
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Physical Frailty, Depression Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
HealthDay News — Individuals with physical frailty and depression have increased risk of dementia, with the highest risk for those with both, according to a study published online Dec. 16 in General…
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CS Use Linked to Higher 90-Day Mortality in Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia
Among hypoxemic, non-HIV immunocompromised adults with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP or PCP), greater cumulative corticosteroid (CS) exposure is associated with increased 90-day mortality, according to study findings…
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Reducing, Modifying Saturated Fat Intake Cuts Cardiovascular, Death Risk – Rheumatology Advisor
- Reducing, Modifying Saturated Fat Intake Cuts Cardiovascular, Death Risk Rheumatology Advisor
- Nina Teicholz | The war on saturated fat was never based on good science The Tribune-Democrat
- Opinion: The war on saturated fat, never based on good…
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Daily LED-Based PBM Therapy Improves Oral Mucositis During Radiation Therapy
Clinical, patient-reported, and functional outcomes demonstrated consistent benefit for intraoral photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation therapy with or without concurrent…
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