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Increased tirzepatide use for glycemic and weight control since United States market entry
In this retrospective cohort study, tirzepatide dispensations were found to have increased significantly following approval ...
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Genetic, clinical, lifestyle and sociodemographic risk factors for head and neck cancer:
The highest-ranking phenotypic predictors of head and neck cancer included past tobacco smoking, job code at baseline, pain ...
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Spot capillary HbA1c testing may have a role in early detection of type 2 diabetes
In high-risk patients, point-of-care capillary HbA1c was superior to venous HbA1c as uptake was double, leading to faster ...
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Inebilizumab reduces the risk of flares in IgG4-related disease
In this randomized controlled trial, inebilizumab, an anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody, reduced the risk of flares and increased ...
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Intensive blood pressure control reduces major cardiovascular event risk in type 2 diabetes patients
In this parallel design, randomized trial, intensive treatment of systolic blood pressure (SBP) resulted in a lower incidence ...
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Ketorolac may have a role in the perioperative management of aortic dissection
In this randomized clinical trial, the use of ketorolac in patients with Acute Type A Aortic Dissection (aTAAD), was not ...
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Tissue oxygenation and haemodynamic monitoring does not augment postoperative monitoring in adults with coronary bypass
In this randomized clinical trial, the use of near-infrared spectroscopy and hemodynamic monitoring did not provide ...
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Artificial intelligence demonstrates non-inferiority to radiologists at tuberculosis detection within a population with a high-disease burden
Kazemzadeh and colleagues evaluated the performance of AI systems that detect TB and chest X-ray abnormalities against that ...
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Central sensitization syndrome may be associated with chronic autonomic concerns
Central sensitization syndrome is present in most patients with chronic autonomic concerns 2. Patients with central ...
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Genomic sequencing identifies variants linked to congenital diarrhea and enteropathies
In this cross-sectional study, nearly half of the infants with congenital diarrhea and enteropathies (CODEs) had identifiable ...
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Automated insulin delivery improves glycemic control over continuous glucose monitoring
Among patients with type-2 diabetes (T2D) requiring insulin therapy, automated insulin delivery (AID) resulted in a greater ...
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Measuring metabolic energy expenditure for individuals with lower limb amputation
A two-minute walk test is less robust in measuring the stead state metabolic expenditure in lower leg amputee patients compared to total oxygen uptake analysis and minute interval analysis over 6 ...