COVID-19 Mortality Risk Factors in Hospitalized Patients
The following is a summary of “Evolving landscape of COVID-19: factors associated with in-hospital COVID-19 related mortality during the 2023–2024 phase of JN.1 subvariant dominance,” published in the...
View ArticleMediating Effects of Stress on Fibromyalgia Syndrome Development
The following is a summary of “Early-life adversity as a predictor of fibromyalgia syndrome: the central role of perceived stress over endocrine stress indicators,” published in the January 2025 issue...
View ArticleExploring the Utility of TB Therapy in Uveitis
The following is a summary of “A systemic review of the utility of antituberculosis therapy for presumed tuberculous uveitis,” published in the January 2025 issue of Infectious Disease by Taylor et al....
View ArticleComparison of 5 mg vs 10 mg Droperidol in Managing Agitation in ED
The following is a summary of “Rescue Sedation after 5 mg or 10 mg of Droperidol as the Initial Treatment for Acute Agitation in the Emergency Department,” published in the January 2025 issue of...
View ArticleAccuracy of Solid-State Pressure Transducer for Esophageal Monitoring
The following is a summary of “Solid-state esophageal pressure sensor for the estimation of pleural pressure: a bench and first-in-human validation study,” published in the January 2025 issue of...
View ArticleThe Latest Insights on Preeclampsia Assessment
Recent preeclampsia studies have investigated predictors such as placenta location and PAPP-A, in addition to comparing the P/C ratio with 24-hour proteinuria. Various studies and analyses have been...
View ArticleA Call for Routine Hearing Assessments in Patients With RA
Researchers call for routine hearing assessments in patients with RA due to diminished hearing often being underdiagnosed in this patient population. Although studies have shown a link between...
View ArticleTelehealth Companies Boost Ad Spending While Taking on More Complex Medicine
Shannon Sharpe was having one of those 15-minutes-of-internet-infamy moments. Social media blew up in September after the retired Denver Broncos tight end — accidentally, he later said — broadcast some...
View ArticleOptimizing DTC Surveillance With Ultrasound and Serum Tg Measurements
The following is a summary of “Limited Utility of Routine Surveillance Ultrasound in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients With Undetectable Postoperative Thyroglobulin Levels,” published in the...
View ArticleComparing Left Ventricular Shape Across MESA
The following is a summary of “Relationship between left ventricular shape and cardiovascular risk factors: comparison between the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and UK Biobank,” published in...
View ArticleFeasibility of Effective Connectivity Neurofeedback in Fibromyalgia
The following is a summary of “A safety and feasibility randomized placebo controlled trial exploring electroencephalographic effective connectivity neurofeedback treatment for fibromyalgia,” published...
View ArticleEffective Visual and Refractive Outcomes with Spherical ICL and LASIK
The following is a summary of “Spherical implantable collamer lens with postoperative adjunctive LASIK in the treatment of high compound hyperopic astigmatism,” published in the January 2025 issue of...
View ArticleHigher Life’s Essential 8 Scores Linked to Lower COPD Risk
The following is a summary of “Dose-response relationship between Life’s Essential 8 score and COPD risk: the NHANES cohort study 2007–2018,” published in the January 2025 issue of Pulmonology by Huang...
View ArticleFDA Approved Dermatologic Therapies in 2024
The following is a summary of “A year in review: new treatments and expanded indications in dermatology in 2024,” published in the January 2025 issue of Dermatology by McGrath et al. In 2024,...
View ArticlePlasma MGO and Immune Cell Counts in Diabetes
The following is a summary of “Fasting plasma methylglyoxal concentrations are associated with higher numbers of circulating intermediate and non-classical monocytes but with lower activation of...
View ArticleDigoxin Offers Cost Savings Over Beta-Blockers in AF Care
The following is a summary of “Cost-effectiveness of digoxin versus beta blockers in permanent atrial fibrillation: the Rate Control Therapy Evaluation in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation (RATE-AF)...
View ArticleClinical Insights on Ethanol Coefficients for Osmol Gap Calculations
The following is a summary of “Ethanol and the Limitations of the Osmol Gap,” published in the January 2025 issue of Emergency Medicine by Marino et al. The osmol gap aids in identifying toxic alcohol...
View ArticlePredicting Hospitalization in COVID-19 Using Clinical and Genomic Data
The following is a summary of “Identification of patient demographic, clinical, and SARS-CoV-2 genomic factors associated with severe COVID-19 using supervised machine learning: a retrospective...
View ArticleExploring taVNS as a Treatment for CIPN
The following is a summary of “Feasibility of trancutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in Black and Hispanic/Latino people with peripheral neuropathy,” published in the January 2025 issue of...
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