Social Contact Dynamics During COVID-19 Mitigation Periods
The following is a summary of “Evolution of social contacts patterns in France over the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: results from the SocialCov survey,” published in the February 2025 issue of BMC Infectious...
View ArticleLipid Variability and Its Impact on Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk in...
The following is a summary of “Association of Year-to-Year Lipid Variability with Risk of Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults,” published in the January 2025 issue of...
View ArticleGenetic Testing Criteria and Pathogenic Variants in Patients who Visited...
The following is a summary of “Prevalence of Pathogenic Variants and Eligibility Criteria for Genetic Testing in Patients Who Visit a Memory Clinic,” published in the February 2025 issue of Neurology...
View ArticleEasy-to-Apply Tool Streamlines Dyspnea Evaluation in Urgent Care
Effective dyspnea evaluation in urgent care requires the usage of a systems-based framework for categorizing the differential for patients with dyspnea. Dyspnea can stem from serious conditions like...
View ArticleAnnual Incidence of ANCA Associated Vasculitis and Polyarteritis Nodosa
The following is a summary of “Incidence of ANCA associated vasculitis and polyarteritis nodosa in Norfolk, UK, from 2011-2020,” published in the January 2025 issue of Rheumatology by Fordham et al....
View ArticleFive Typical Billing Errors Physicians & Staff Can Easily Fix
Healthcare organizations require thoughtful consideration of their data-input processes to avoid common, detrimental billing errors. When dealing with everything from personal daily planning to career...
View ArticleRisk Factors and Survival After Nephrectomy and Thrombectomy in RCC
The following is a summary of “Risk factors for renal insufficiency and survival implications after radical nephrectomy and thrombectomy in renal cell carcinoma with tumor thrombus: a systematic...
View ArticlePrimary Cytoreductive Surgery Improves Survival in Stage IV Ovarian Cancer
The following is a summary of “Survival outcomes of primary vs interval cytoreductive surgery for International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IV ovarian cancer: a nationwide...
View ArticleComparison of Biplane and Traditional Ultrasound for IV Placement
The following is a summary of “A Randomized Study of Biplane Imaging in Ultrasound-Guided Peripheral Vascular Access Performed by Novice Operators,” published in the February 2025 issue of Journal of...
View ArticlePositioning and Intracerebral Pressure in Transesophageal Echocardiography
The following is a summary of “Transesophageal echocardiography and intracerebral pressure (ICP) in neurocritical care patients – An observational study,” published in the February 2025 issue of...
View ArticleExosomes as Diagnostic Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Autoimmune Diseases
The following is a summary of “Exosomes in Autoimmune Diseases: A Review of Mechanisms and Diagnostic Applications,” published in the January 2025 issue of Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology...
View ArticleEvidence-Based Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
The following is a summary of “Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A position paper of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2024 update,” published in the February 2025 issue of...
View ArticleUltrasound for Localizing Lumbar Intervertebral Foramina in TFESI
The following is a summary of “Feasibility of Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections for Management of Lumbar Radicular Back Pain,” published in the February 2025 issue of...
View ArticleOutcomes and Patient Satisfaction in Office-Based Pterygiectomy
The following is a summary of “Safety of Office-Based Pterygium Surgery,” published in the February 2025 issue of American Journal of Ophthalmology by Cremers et al. Pterygium surgery is the most...
View ArticleOnabotulinumtoxinA for Moderate-to-Severe Platysma Prominence
The following is a summary of “Improvement of platysma prominence with onabotulinumtoxinA: Safety and efficacy results from a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial,” published in...
View ArticleImproving Primary Care Engagement Through a Postpartum Intervention
The following is a summary of “Primary Care Utilization Within 1 Year After a Facilitated Postpartum–to–Primary Care Transition,” published in the February 2025 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology by...
View ArticleSimplified Model for Estimating Nursing Care Time in EDs
The following is a summary of “Multicentre cross-sectional study to assess nursing workload in Belgian emergency departments,” published in the February 2025 issue of Emergency Medicine Journal by...
View ArticleRelationship Between ICP, Age, and Mortality in Traumatic Brain Injury
The following is a summary of “Impact of age and mean intracranial pressure on the morphology of intracranial pressure waveform and its association with mortality in traumatic brain injury,” published...
View ArticleImmunocompromised Status and COVID-19 Mortality Risk
The following is a summary of “60-day mortality and the role of SARS-CoV-2 in hospital admissions of immunocompromised patients during later Omicron period: a population-based study in Sweden,”...
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