Commercial dietary vitamins targeting the immune system may have inaccurate labeling
1. In this study, majority of commercial dietary supplements targeting the immune system had...
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Home oxygen therapy for bronchiolitis feasible, cost-effective, and favorable to caregivers
1. A systematic review of international literature suggests that home oxygen therapy for...
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Commercial weight loss programs lead to greater weight loss than do-it-yourself methods
1. In this study, a commercial weight loss program resulted in greater weight loss at 3 and...
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Electronic diarrheal etiology prediction algorithm may reduce antibiotic use for pediatric diarrhea
1. In a randomized crossover trial, use of a smartphone-based tool that predicts the etiology of...
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Financial Toxicity in Gynecologic Cancers: Patient-Reported Drivers
For a study, researchers sought to comprehend the effects that treatment-related financial burden...
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Elevated plasma levels of SARS-CoV-2 antigen are associated with increased severity of illness
1. Elevated plasma SARS-CoV-2 antigen is associated with increased severity of pulmonary illness...
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Factors associated with mortality among homeless elderly in California
1. Premature mortality was common amongst homeless older adults in the United States. 2. Factors...
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Frailty as a predictor of mortality on admission to intermediate care
1. Frailty status upon admission to intermediate care was a strong predictor of mortality. ...
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Monkeypox data in Spain suggests close contact as main method of transmission
1. Clinical evidence, high viral loads, and participant history suggests close contact as the main...
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Traditional healers may improve health equity amongst Latine individuals in the United States
1.In this study, lifetime use of traditional healers (TH) ranged from 6%-67.7% depending on...
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Bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid regimen is effective for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis
1. Four bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid treatment groups had a favorable outcome for the...
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COVID-19 adenoviral but not mRNA vaccines are associated with adverse cardiovascular events
1. The first dose of adenoviral-based Oxford-AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines was associated with...
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Nirmatrelvir associated with improved COVID-19 outcomes in older adults
1. Older adults treated with nirmatrelvir were significantly less likely to be hospitalized for...
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Incidence of C. difficile infections decreasing in hospitalized children
1. In a very large retrospective cohort of hospitalized pediatric patients, the incidence of C....
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Dolutegravir associated with improved viral suppression in HIV-positive pregnant patients
1. Dolutegravir is associated with greater viral suppression at birth for human immunodeficiency...
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Ensovibep not efficacious in treating hospitalized COVID-19 patients
1. Beyond standard care, ensovibep did not improve outcomes in hospitalized coronavirus disease...
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Metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine do not prevent severe SARS-CoV-2 infection
1. Metformin, ivermectin, and fluvoxamine do not prevent hypoxemia, emergency department visits,...
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Youth-onset type 2 diabetes may have increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic
1. In a retrospective cohort of about 3,000 children and young adults, new diagnoses of type 2...
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Childhood cash supplementation program may improve outcomes into adulthood
1. In this longitudinal cohort study assessing the benefits of a cash supplementation program in...
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COVID-19 vaccination not associated with adverse obstetric outcomes
1. Receiving at least 1 dose of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy was not associated with...
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