Self-reported functional impairment and frailty improve the prediction of healthcare expenditures
1. In this retrospective cohort study, the inclusion of functional impairment and phenotypic...
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Early monoclonal antibody treatment associated with a reduced risk of COVID-19 hospitalization
1. In this propensity score–matched cohort study, early treatment with monoclonal antibodies for...
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Prior BCG vaccination may be protective against severe COVID
Previous BCG vaccination is associated with less severe clinical progression of COVID-19 1. In...
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Provider-based interventions may increase human papillomavirus vaccination rates
1. In a meta-analysis of studies on provider-based interventions aimed at promoting human...
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Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis reduces the incidence of bacterial sexually transmitted infections
1. In this randomized trial, postexposure prophylactic doxycycline significantly reduced the...
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Effect of thromboprophylaxis following COVID-19 hospitalization unclear
1. In this randomized controlled trial, the effects of thromboprophylaxis on clinical outcomes...
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Prolonged coffee consumption not associated with daily premature atrial contractions
1. In this case-crossover study, consumption of caffeinated coffee was associated with fewer...
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Candida auris cases increased in the United States from 2019 to 2021
1. This description of national surveillance data demonstrated that Candida auris (C. auris) cases...
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Medicare Advantage associated with reduced hospital readmissions and mortality rankings
1. One-quarter of top-performing quintile hospitals were reclassified to a lower performance group...
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Surveillance testing of staff at nursing facilities reduces resident COVID-19 mortality
1. In this retrospective cohort study, a greater volume of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) testing of...
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Increased incidence of gestational diabetes attributed to increased screening sensitivity in Canada
1. In this retrospective cohort study, the observed increase in the incidence of gestational...
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Molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduce COVID-19 mortality in hospitalized patients
1. In this trial emulation study, molnupiravir and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduced all-cause...
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Past infection with pre-omicron variants of COVID-19 protects against re-infection
1. Past infection with ancestral, alpha, beta, and delta variants of COVID-19 had a protection...
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Drinking characteristics in adolescence predict alcohol behaviors in early adulthood
1. In a retrospective cohort study, initiating high-intensity drinking (HID) by 11th grade was...
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Mycobacterium abscessus infections after cardiac surgery linked to hospital water system
1. A cluster of four cardiac surgery patients were found to have Mycobacterium abscessus...
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Intranasal vaccine against Bordetella pertussis invokes seronegative IgA response
1. Nasal secretory IgA seroconversion was achieved in more patients who received BPZE1 than those...
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Combination doxycycline and azithromycin therapy effective in treating severe scrub typhus
1. In this randomized controlled trial, combination therapy with intravenous (IV) doxycycline and...
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Symptom and viral relapse more common in COVID-19 patients without antiviral treatment
1. In this retrospective analysis, symptom and viral rebound occurred in almost one-third of...
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Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis may have worse outcomes compared to other populations
1. In this retrospective cohort study, Black patients with pulmonary fibrosis (PF) were found to...
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Prior COVID-19 infection may result in poorer sleep health
1. In this cross-sectional study, it was found that participants had lower overall sleep health...
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