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Recommendations Aim for More Inclusive Pulse Oximeter Testing
Draft recommendations from the FDA call for larger, more inclusive studies to ensure pulse oximeters work for people with ...
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Screening for Inactivity Tied to Lower Comorbidity Rates
Adults screened for inactivity during well visits presented with lower rates of several comorbid conditions, including ...
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Low PrEP Acceptance Common Among Women, Non-White Patients
Research shows particularly low PrEP acceptance among women and people of non-White origin, as well as low acceptance among ...
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Changes in corneal wavefront aberrations and anterior segment parameters after horizontal rectus muscle surgeries assessed using Pentacam®.
Horizontal rectus muscle surgeries may cause changes in corneal and anterior segment parameters. Corneal topography is an important device for identifying these alterations.The aim of this work is to ...
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Factors Influencing the Use of Shave Biopsy for Lesions Suspicious of Melanoma in Australia: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study.
Recent Australian trends indicate that shave biopsies for diagnosing lesions suspicious of melanoma are increasing, yet reasons for this remain relatively unknown. We sought to understand which ...
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Assessment of bacteriological and immunological markers in urinary tract infection and the effect of antibiotics on the isolated bacteria.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are recognized as the second most common medical condition, following respiratory infections. Despite the availability of numerous efficacious antibiotics for the ...
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Psychotic-Spectrum Disorders With Comorbid Anxiety are Predisposing Factors for Parkinson’s Disease in a Case-Control Study.
Multiple studies have demonstrated associations between psychiatric conditions and Parkinson's disease (PD) development; fewer have examined psychotic-spectrum disorders and PD development.The ...
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Prevalence of depressive symptom and its associated factors among epilepsy patients in Amhara region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.
Depressive symptom is the most common type of psychiatric co-morbidity among persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy patients are identified as at higher risk of suffering depressive symptom explicitly in low ...
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and anemia in Hirakud Command Area, Odisha, India: unveiling the role of environmental toxicants.
The present community-based study assessed the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD)/chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) as well as anemia in some intense agricultural zones under ...
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Investigating intrauterine exposure to methamphetamine on serine-threonine kinase pathway in male rat testis.
Today, methamphetamine (METH) is being used by adolescents and young adults. Our previous research demonstrated that intrauterine exposure to METH induces apoptosis in testicles and seminiferous tubes ...
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Approaches for difficult-to-induce-seizures electroconvulsive therapy cases (DEC): a Japanese expert consensus.
Seizure threshold increases with age and the frequency of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Therefore, therapeutic seizures can be difficult to induce, even at maximum stimulus charge with available ...
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Hospital admission of older patients with mild traumatic brain injury and traumatic intracranial hemorrhage: is it always necessary?
Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH) after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is not uncommon in the elderly. Often, these patients are admitted to the hospital for observation. The necessity of ...