Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators reduce the risk of perioperative complications
1. In this randomized controlled trial, subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators...
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Heavy smoking and alcohol use may be associated with insomnia and sleep dissatisfaction
1. In this cross-sectional database study, there was a greater prevalence of insomnia and...
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Urine bicarbonate excretion associated with cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator function
1. In this prospective cohort study, carbonate excretion levels in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients...
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Daily low dose aspirin may be associated with increased fall risk for geriatric patients
1. For healthy elderly patients randomized to take low-dose aspirin for 4 weeks, there was no...
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Apixaban is associated with a lower risk of gastrointestinal bleeding than other direct oral anticoagulants
1. In this population-based cohort study, apixaban was associated with a lower risk of...
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Single dose of psilocybin decreases depression scores in patients with treatment-resistant depression
1. In adults with treatment-resistant depression, a 25mg dose of psilocybin significantly improved...
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Low neighborhood opportunities lead to increased disease severity and hospitalizations
1. In a retrospective study, patients with lower neighborhood advantage are hospitalized more...
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Heliobacter pylori eradication significantly reduces the risk of short-term hospitalization in patients taking low dose aspirin
1. In the first 2.5 years after H. pylori eradication, there was a 65% reduction in...
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Modifying advertising and nutrition labels helps reduce parental purchase of high-sugar beverages
1. In this study, adding disclosure about amount of added sugar to beverage packaging reduced...
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Low vitamin D is associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality
1. In this cohort study, low vitamin D measured at baseline was associated with an increased risk...
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Intensive blood pressure control post-endovascular thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke linked with worse clinical outcomes
1. More intensive blood pressure targets were associated with poor functional outcome at 90 days,...
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Oxygenation targets do not alter outcomes in critically ill patients
1. Among critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, differing oxygenation targets...
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Children with migraines have elevated risk of anxiety and depressive symptoms and disorders
1. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, children and adolescents with migraine are at higher...
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Sustained low-carbohydrate diet may help prevent and manage type 2 diabetes
1. In this randomized controlled trial, sustained low-carbohydrate diet in patients with untreated...
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Low dose aspirin not associated with congenital abnormalities
1. Low-dose aspirin is not significantly associated with congenital anomalies even when started in...
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Optimal implementation of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors in US patients with heart failure estimated to cause a significant reduction in worsening heart failure events over 3 years
1. In this decision analytical model study among 4.8 million adults with heart failure in the...
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Differences amongst eating disorder diagnoses should be considered in effective management
1. Amongst adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), interventions...
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No difference between warfarin or dabigatran for cognitive outcomes in geriatric populations
1. Among older adults with atrial fibrillation with no cognitive compromise at baseline, there was...
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Sports betting may be associated with elevated levels of problem gambling
1. In this study, sports bettors in general tended to have high levels of problem gambling, and...
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First-line treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitor rather than BRAF and MEK leads to improved survival
1. Starting treatment with nivolumab/ipilimumab rather than dabrafenib/trametinib resulted in an...
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