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EPA Bans Vegetable Pesticide That Can Harm Fetuses

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In an historic move, the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday banned the use of a pesticide that can harm fetuses. Known as dimethyl...

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Analyzing Trunk Flexion and FRP in NSCLBP Using IVR Approach

The following is a summary of “Understanding the flexion-relaxation phenomenon in non-specific chronic low back pain patients throught immersive virtual reality feedback approach,” published in the...

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Long-term colchicine does not reduce recurrent events following ischemic stroke

1. Incidence of recurrent ischemic stroke, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest, and hospitalization was not statistically significant between both groups. 2. Patients receiving colchicine had lower...

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#VisualAbstract Tetravalent Protein COVID-19 Vaccine SCTV01E Reduces Risk of...

Click here to read this study in Nature Communications.  ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced without expressed written consent from 2 Minute Medicine, Inc....

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#VisualAbstract: Surgical Navigation Improves Outcomes for Targeted...

Click here to read this study in the Lancet.  ©2024 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced without expressed written consent from 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. Inquire about...

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Core Set of PROMs Established for Measuring QOL in Patients With Obesity

The SQOT Initiative determined a core set of patient-reported outcome measures for clinicians to measure quality of life while treating patients with obesity. In the last several decades, there has...

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Analyzing How Resilience Impacts QoL and PTSD in Survivors of Critical Illness

The following is a summary of “Resilience after severe critical illness: a prospective, multicentre, observational study (RESIREA),” published in the July 2024 issue of Critical Care by Mathieu et al....

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Small-Town Patients Face Big Hurdles as Rural Hospitals Cut Cancer Care

The night before her chemotherapy, Herlinda Sanchez sets out her clothes and checks that she has everything she needs: a blanket, medications, an iPad and chargers, a small Bible and rosary, fuzzy...

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Social Media Bans Could Deny Teenagers Mental Health Help

Social media’s effects on the mental health of young people are not well understood. That hasn’t stopped Congress, state legislatures, and the U.S. surgeon general from moving ahead with age bans and...

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Understanding Severity and Prevalence of UI Among Female Recruits During...

The following is a summary of “Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence, knowledge and Practice of pelvic floor muscle training among Female Recruits in basic training,” published in the July 2024 issue of...

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Role of Initial β-hCG Levels and ART Variables in Embryo Transfer Outcomes to...

The following is a summary of “Predicting the Pregnancy Outcome: Uncovering the Link between β-hCG, patient factors and Live Birth in IVF,” published in the July 2024 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology...

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Abacavir Use Linked to Increased Incidence of MACE

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with HIV in the Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) trial, use of abacavir was associated with an increased incidence of...

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Hep C Reinfection Observed in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex With Men

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The incidence rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection was 4.7 per 100 person-years among men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV who cleared HCV,...

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Generative AI Model Can Help Explain Echocardiogram Reports

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models can help clinicians explain echocardiogram results to patients, according to a research letter published online...

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Binge Drinking More Common in Sexual- and Gender-Minority Students

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sexual- and gender-minority (SGM) students report a higher prevalence of binge drinking than their peers, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in...

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Interprofessional Addiction Consultation Ups Medication for Opioid Use Disorder

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Interprofessional addiction consultation services significantly increase postdischarge medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation and engagement...

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ChatGPT Only Gets Diagnoses Correct Half of the Time

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT is not accurate as a diagnostic tool, but does offer some medical educational benefits, according to a study published online July 31 in PLOS ONE. Ali...

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New Strain of Mpox Spreading in Africa Has CDC Concerned

THURSDAY, Aug. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. doctors should be on the lookout for a more severe strain of mpox that is spreading widely in parts of Africa, federal health officials warned Wednesday....

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Stereotactic radiotherapy reduces anti-VEGF injection requirements in...

1. Fewer anti-VEGF intravitreal injections were required in the SRT group over 2 years. 2. Change in visual acuity was non-inferior in the SRT group compared to the sham group. Evidence Rating Level: 1...

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Ultraprocessed food consumption associated with cardiometabolic risk factors...

1.  Preschool-aged children in the top tertile of unprocessed food (UPF) consumption had significantly higher body-mass index (BMI), waist circumference, adiposity, fasting plasma glucose, and lower...

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