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Hypoxia of obstructive sleep apnea aggravates NAFLD, NASH in adolescents
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- Deepak Chitnis
Oxidative stress contributes significantly to NAFLD and NASH, particularly in adolescents who are overweight.
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Hospitalist surgical comanagement program reduced complications, costs
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- Deepak Chitnis
Postop complications, length of hospital stay, 30-day readmission rates, and consultant involvement can all be significantly reduced with a...
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Two-dose HPV vaccines at younger age are noninferior to standard three-dose vaccine
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- Deepak Chitnis
Two-dose HPV vaccines at ages 9-14 years were found to be no less effective than three-dose vaccines at 15-25 years of age.
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Blood viral RNA may indicate severity of MERS coronavirus clinical course
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- Deepak Chitnis
Presence of blood viral RNA in patients with MERS coronavirus infection was associated with a worse clinical course than in those in whom the RNA...
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Small study: Placebo bests chondroitin, glucosamine combo for knee osteoarthritis
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Chondroitin sulfate plus glucosamine sulfate is ineffective at reducing pain and functional impairment in patients with knee...
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Small Study: Placebo Bests Chondroitin, Glucosamine Combo for Knee Osteoarthritis
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- Deepak Chitnis
Key clinical point: Chondroitin sulfate plus glucosamine sulfate is ineffective at reducing pain and functional impairment in patients with knee...
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MCR-1 gene a growing concern for antibiotic resistance
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- Deepak Chitnis
The MCR-1 gene is quickly becoming a major public health issue, as officials continue searching for answers in the fight against antibiotic-...
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MCR-1 gene a growing concern for antibiotic resistance
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- Deepak Chitnis
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FDA grants fast track status to volixibat
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- Deepak Chitnis
An investigational treatment, manufactured by Shire, would become the first available drug for treating NASH.
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UTIs not caused by E. coli more likely in certain children
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- Deepak Chitnis
Non–Escherichia coli UTIs are more common in children who are uncircumcised, are Hispanic, have no fever, or have grade 3-4 vesicoureteral reflux...
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CDC warns pregnant women to avoid Miami neighborhood due to Zika risk
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- Deepak Chitnis
Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant are advised to stay away from the neighborhood north of downtown Miami. Women who live in or...
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Zoledronic acid protects against bone density loss caused by antiretrovirals
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- Deepak Chitnis
HIV patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy for the first time should be given 5 mg of zoledronic acid at the start to prevent bone density...
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CDC Confirms First Cases of Locally Transmitted Zika in Continental US
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- Deepak Chitnis
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CDC confirms first cases of locally transmitted Zika in continental U.S.
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- Deepak Chitnis
CDC announced that locally transmitted cases of Zika have made their way to the continental United States, something they expected would...
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Risk of Zika virus remains low at Olympics
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- Deepak Chitnis
Echoing recent CDC findings, a new report finds that people attending the Olympic games in Brazil stand a low chance of acquiring or spreading...