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Older adults often underestimate ability to prevent falls
A study identified the top three risk factors for falls among its participants.
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Post-PCI mortality higher in Blacks vs. Whites, regardless of comorbidities
Patients who weren’t White had more comorbidities than did Whites, but that didn’t entirely explain why Blacks fared worse than Whites for...
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Children rarely transmit SARS-CoV-2 within households
Most children with COVID-19 disease are infected inside family groups, but are not the initial transmitters.
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Diagnostic criteria may miss some MIS-C cases, experts say
“There is concern that children meeting current diagnostic criteria for MIS-C are the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ and a bigger problem may be lurking...
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Pubovaginal sling during urethral diverticulectomy reduces stress incontinence
The reduction in stress urinary incontinence was significant, but it was associated with other adverse effects.
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Lifestyle changes may explain skin lesions in pandemic-era patients
"Dermatologists must be aware of the protean cutaneous findings that are possibly associated with COVID-19, even if our understanding of their...
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Sepsis readmissions risk linked to residence in a poor neighborhoods
Patients who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods may not have access to healthy food and safe housing.
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Three stages to COVID-19 brain damage, new review suggests
Patients with COVID-19 symptoms may have neurological symptoms that may become apparent only after hospital discharge.
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Endoscopic full-thickness resection of colorectal lesions appears safe and effective
“Before eFTR becomes a primary modality for management of T1 CRC, we do need follow-up data on long-term cancer-related outcomes,” said P...
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First reported U.S. case of COVID-19 linked to Guillain-Barré syndrome
The unique clinical features in the U.S. case are urinary retention secondary to dysautonomia and ocular symptoms of...
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Lung ultrasound works well in children with COVID-19
Ultrasound offers several benefits over other imaging modalities, too.