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Hypervirulent Mycobacterium clone infecting cystic fibrosis patients worldwide
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Higher sRAGE found in nonfocal ARDS
A soluble marker of alveolar epithelial damage may help physicians identify focal versus nonfocal acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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CSL112 enhances cholesterol efflux capacity after acute MI
CSL112, a plasma-derived apolipoprotein A-1 (apoA-1) that enhances cholesterol efflux capacity, was found safe for use after acute MI in a...
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Inhaled laninamivir reduces risk of influenza in young children
The inhaled neuraminidase inhibitor laninamivir has been shown to significantly reduce the likelihood of developing influenza among children...
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Tobacco-related cancer incidence, mortality drop
Tobacco-related cancer incidence and mortality rates dropped from 2004 to 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the...
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Flu susceptibility driven by birth year
Differences in influenza A susceptibility once attributed to age may actually be due to the immune system “imprinting” on the viruses present...
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He/O2 does not reduce NIV failure in severe COPD exacerbations
Inhaling He/O2 did not result in a lower NIV failure rate than inhaling Air/O2 in COPD patients requiring noninvasive ventilation, in a randomized...
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Employer-provided insurance stable after ACA implementation
Concerns that Affordable Care Act provisions implemented in 2014 would lead large numbers of employers to drop health insurance coverage appear to...
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Using CHIMPS for type A dissection in a high-risk patient
Chimney and sandwich grafts facilitated hybrid repair of type A aortic dissection in a high-risk patient.
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ECMO patients need less sedation, pain meds than previously reported
Patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation required relatively low doses of sedatives and analgesics.