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Does stirrup choice influence vaginal surgery outcome?
Patients positioned in boot stirrups had better physical function scores at 6 weeks postsurgery compared with those in candy cane stirrups.
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Postpartum tubal ligation safe in obese women
Complications and subsequent pregnancies were similar across BMIs.
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More data needed to better understand COVID-19 skin manifestations
Histopathologic exams were done for only 23 patients and, in all cases, showed “inflammatory features without specific pathological changes.”
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Combination therapy quells COVID-19 cytokine storm
“While not a randomized clinical trial, and thus susceptible to unmeasured bias, the study adds to mounting evidence that supports targeting the...
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Small NY study: Mother-baby transmission of COVID-19 not seen
All of the 31 infants born to infected mothers tested negative.
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Rapid drop of antibodies seen in those with mild COVID-19
“Our paper is the first to put firm numbers on the dropping of antibodies after early infection.”
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Is the presence of enanthem a clue for COVID-19?
In the study, six of the patients presented with oral lesions, all of them located in the palate.
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine ‘triggers immune response’
The candidate vaccine provoked an antibody response within 28 days.
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Cerclage in twin pregnancies reduces perinatal mortality in randomized trial
A safety monitoring board stopped the study early because perinatal mortality occurred more often in the group that did not receive the...
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Stillbirth incidence increases during COVID-19 pandemic
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One-week postsurgical interval for voiding trial increases pass rate
The findings of this small study suggest waiting a week for a second voiding trial after vaginal prolapse surgery results in a better chance of...