COVID-19 Infection Tied to Ongoing Cognitive and Health Challenges
The following is a summary of “Temporal trajectories of long-COVID symptoms in adults with 22 months follow-up in a prospective cohort study in Norway,” published in the October 2024 issue of...
View ArticleNon-invasive Assessment of Somatic Mutations in Skin Cancer Risk
The following is a summary of “Skin cancer risk is increased by somatic mutations detected noninvasively in healthy-appearing sun-exposed skin,” published in the October 2024 issue of Dermatology by...
View ArticleComparative Outcomes of PTCD and ERCP in Palliative Biliary Drainage
The following is a summary of “Analysis of the efficacy of Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography Drainage (PTCD) and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the treatment of...
View ArticleCDHR3 Variant Significantly Increases Risk for Severe AECRS
The following is a summary of “rs6967330 minor allele in CDHR3 is a significant risk factor for severe acute exacerbations in CRS,” published in the October 2024 issue of Allergy and Immunology by...
View ArticleComparison of Sensory and Functional Outcomes Between IDAP and Homodigital Flaps
The following is a summary of “Results of innervated digital artery perforator flap and direct-flow homodigital flap application in fingertip soft tissue amputations,” published in the October 2024...
View ArticlePalliation Before & After Transfer in Neonatal Retrieval
The following is a summary of “Complex end-of-life decision-making during neonatal retrieval: A retrospective cohort study,” published in the October 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Cantelmi et al....
View ArticleBrain Dynamics as Biomarkers for Diagnosing DPD
The following is a summary of “Unraveling the brain dynamics of Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder: a dynamic functional network connectivity analysis,” published in the October 2024 issue of...
View ArticleAn Inside Look at Working During a Natural Disaster
Physician’s Weekly (PW) recently polled our audience and asked them, “Have you experienced extreme weather events while working?” Below is what some of your peers told PW. “Snowstorm made all of...
View ArticleEfficacy of ANL vs Mini-PCNL for Complete SRC
The following is a summary of “Clinical comparison of lateral supine position mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy and anatrophic nephrolithotomy in the treatment of complete staghorn renal calculi,”...
View ArticlePW Trivia: U.S. State in Which Giving Birth is Most Expensive
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Dyslipidemia Negatively Impacts Cognitive Performance in MS
A study examining the relationship between lipid profiles and cognitive performance in a large cohort of patients with MS suggest a mild negative impact of dyslipidemia on cognitive performance. The...
View ArticleTranscranial Direct Current Stimulation May Be Effective in Tardive Dyskinesia
Transcranial direct current stimulation shows potential as an effective, safe treatment for improving the facial-oral motor symptoms of tardive dyskinesia. Transcranial direct current stimulation shows...
View ArticleLung Function Continues to Decline in Uncontrolled Asthma With Treatment
Even after treatment with inhaled corticosteroids alone or in combination with long-acting antagonists, lung function decline continues in uncontrolled asthma. Patients with uncontrolled asthma...
View ArticleMore Mobile Clinics Are Bringing Long-Acting Birth Control to Rural Areas
Twice a month, a 40-foot-long truck transformed into a mobile clinic travels the Rio Grande Valley to provide rural Texans with women’s health care, including birth control. The clinic, called the...
View ArticleHarris Backs Slashing Medical Debt. Trump’s ‘Concepts’ Worry Advocates.
Patient and consumer advocates are looking to Kamala Harris to accelerate federal efforts to help people struggling with medical debt if she prevails in next month’s presidential election. And they see...
View ArticleQ&A: Leveraging PIRA for Cognition in MS Care
Findings from a retrospective study show that, in MS, cognition can decline independent of relapse as well as independent of worsening physical disability. “Substantial physical disability worsening in...
View ArticleNonlaboratory Risk Factors & Adolescent Lipid Levels Predict Adult...
The following is a summary of “Predictors in Youth of Adult Cardiovascular Events,” published in the October 2024 issue of Pediatrics by Nuotio et al. Childhood risk factors, including elevated...
View ArticleHigh PEEP Ventilation Boosts ICU Survival in COVID-ARDS
The following is a summary of “High PEEP/low FiO2 ventilation is associated with lower mortality in COVID–19,” published in the October 2024 issue of Critical Care by Goossen et al. The effectiveness...
View ArticleHypothermia in OHCA Does Not Improve Outcomes vs Normothermia
The following is a summary of “Hypothermia versus normothermia in patients with cardiac arrest and shockable rhythm: a secondary analysis of the TTM-2 study,” published in the October 2024 issue of...
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