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Exercise improves outcomes for patients with heart failure and OSA
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- Bianca Nogrady
Exercise alone or in addition to CPAP significantly improves quality of life for patients with heart failure and obstructive sleep apnea.
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Platelet transfusion threshold matters for preterm infants
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- Bianca Nogrady
Premature infants with severe thrombocytopenia who receive platelet transfusions at a higher threshold of platelet count have a higher risk of...
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Lower threshold for platelet transfusions appears safer
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- Bianca Nogrady
A lower threshold for platelet transfusions may be safer for preterm infants with severe thrombocytopenia, a new study suggests. Researchers...
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Antipsychotic drugs failed to shorten ICU delirium
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- Bianca Nogrady
The mechanisms of brain dysfunction targeted by antipsychotics may not play a major role in delirium.
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VTE risk after gynecologic surgery lower with laparoscopic procedures
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Laparoscopic and vaginal gynecologic surgery are associated with a lower incidence of postoperative VTE, compared with laparotomy.
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Schizophrenia patients not getting secondary cardiovascular prevention
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- Bianca Nogrady
The study authors called for patients with schizophrenia to be followed up during treatment and for an increase in treatment intensity after...
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Cost-effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy
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- Bianca Nogrady
Tisagenlecleucel has the potential to be cost-effective for pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients in the United States,...
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Antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy in lupus may be underrecognized
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Researchers have suggested that antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy in patients with systematic lupus erythematosus may be underdiagnosed.
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Glucocorticoids plus tofacitinib may boost herpes zoster risk
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- Bianca Nogrady
Patients treated with concomitant glucocorticoids and tofacitinib for rheumatoid arthritis may be at significantly increased risk of herpes zoster...
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Kymriah appears cost effective in analysis
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
The latest study on the CAR T therapy tisagenlecleucel for pediatric leukemia says it may be cost effective, provided that the long-term benefits...
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No falls, fractures, or bone density benefits from vitamin D supplements
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Vitamin D supplementation does not appear to reduce the risk of falls or fracture or to improve bone mineral density.
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Two distinct subtypes of SLE-linked pulmonary arterial hypertension described
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Systemic lupus erythematosus–linked pulmonary arterial hypertension appears to present as two distinct subtypes...
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Sexual assault and harassment linked to hypertension, depression, and anxiety
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Women may lack the financial stability to leave abusive work situations.
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Neurologic disease eventually affects half of women and one-third of men
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- Bianca Nogrady
Around one-half of women and one-third of men are likely to develop either stroke, dementia, or parkinsonism during their lifetime.
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FDA approves cemiplimab for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
The FDA has approved checkpoint inhibitor cemiplimab for the treatment of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.