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Low calcium, potassium key risk factors for kidney stones
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- Pam Harrison
“Knowing the dietary factors that are most important for preventing kidney stone recurrence can help patients and providers know what to...
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Steroids no cure for obstructive sleep apnea in children
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- Pam Harrison
There was a statistically significant but not clinically relevant reduction in the obstructive apnea hypopnea index.
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Minimal differences between biologics approved for severe asthma
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- Pam Harrison
“We know relatively little of the comparative effectiveness or safety of biologics approved for the treatment of asthma.”
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Progression from nonradiographic to radiographic axial spondyloarthritis evaluated in multinational study
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- Pam Harrison
Progression from nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis to radiographic axSpA occurred within a few years of the initial diagnosis in 16% of...
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Acute exacerbations common and often fatal in RA-ILD
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- Pam Harrison
The median time from ILD diagnosis to onset of AE was 48.5 months.
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Childhood melatonin poisonings skyrocket in the past 10 years
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- Pam Harrison
Melatonin ingestions by children accounted for almost 5% of all poisonings reported to poison control centers in...
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Breast cancer less common in Black women, so why do more die?
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- Pam Harrison
This mortality gap likely reflects the fact that Black women face substantial barriers to obtaining timely, high-quality medical care, compared...
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‘Great optimism’ greets immunotherapy responses in dMMR rectal cancer
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- Pam Harrison
Study treating dMMR rectal cancer with PD-1 blockade therapy showed elimination of tumors after 6 months, enabling omission of surgery, radiation...
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Adagrasib shows durable benefit in KRAS-mutated NSCLC
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- Pam Harrison
“Our patients benefited clinically from this agent, and it appears to have improved overall survival.”
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COVID-19 vaccines equally effective in patients on dialysis
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- Pam Harrison
Risk of hospitalization, death lowered.
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Exercise response divides COPD patients into four groups
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- Pam Harrison
Groupings may enable differentiation of responsive and nonresponsive patient types.
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Does Viagra reduce mortality in pulmonary fibrosis?
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- Pam Harrison
Sildenafil may reduce mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but does not reduce hospitalizations or acute...
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Alarming increase in esophageal cancer in middle-aged adults
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- Pam Harrison
The prevalence of esophageal cancer and Barrett’s esophagus has increased substantially among middle-age adults over the past 5 years, warn the...
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Hormones account for 10% of lipid changes after menopause
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- Pam Harrison
“Menopause is not avoidable, but perhaps the negative metabolite shift can be diminished by lifestyle choices.”
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HPV strains covered by the vaccine have declined greatly in the U.S.
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- Pam Harrison
The drop can be considered a strong sign of herd immunity.