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Osteopontin level in early non-small cell lung cancer predicts recurrence
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Preoperative plasma osteopontin levels above 49.6 ng/mL are predictive of recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma in patients with early...
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Parity laws appear to improve access to substance use disorder treatment
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Substance use disorder (SUD) parity laws were associated with a 9% increase (P less than .001) in treatment rates in all specialty...
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Longer tapering more effective for prescription opioid addiction
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Four-week buprenorphine tapering is significantly more effective than 2- and 1-week tapering in treatment of prescription opioid...
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Early embryonic growth discordance predicts single fetal loss in twins
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Embryonic growth discordance at 7.0-9.6 weeks in twin pregnancies is significantly associated with spontaneous single fetal loss by...
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ART babies show cardiovascular remodeling in utero
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: ART fetuses had dilated atria compared with controls, as measured by the right atrium/heart ratio (1.6% vs. 1.45%, P = 0.011), more...
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High prevalence of sonographic adenomyosis signs in endometriosis shown
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Of 103 women undergoing surgery for endometriosis, 91 (88.4%) showed at least one sonographic sign of adenomyosis.Data source:...
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Maternal cardiac function may predict outcomes in preeclampsia
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Abnormal maternal hemodynamic function as early as 14 weeks’ gestation may predict which women at high risk of preeclampsia are...
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Short fetal femur in second trimester linked to chromosome abnormalities
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Individuals with trisomy 13/18 also had a significantly higher incidence of short femur length (OR, 7.3), as did individuals with...
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Endometrial scratching significantly improves assisted reproductive treatment outcomes
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Women who had endometrial scratching during oral contraceptive pill pretreatment had an 83% increase in the chance of a live birth...
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Brain shadowing sign indicates fetal craniosynostosis
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: The brain shadowing sign is a novel and easily identifiable ultrasound marker for fetal craniosynostosis.Data source: A multicenter...
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Cord blood transplants improve juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia survival
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Children aged younger than 1.4 years at diagnosis had significantly better disease-free survival rates (HR, 0.42), while those who...
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Miscarriage risk is not increased with subchorionic hematoma
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- Bianca Nogrady
Major finding: Subchorionic hematoma shows no statistically significant association with pregnancy outcomes at the end of the first trimester or...
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Patch Testing: Necessary but Challenging
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- Bianca Nogrady
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Patch testing serves purpose but presents challenges
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
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Venous eczema and lipodermatosclerosis common in venous insufficiency
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady