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Infants breathe better when pregnant moms exercise
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- Neil Osterweil
Physical activity during pregnancy has been demonstrated to reduce the risk of preterm birth, cesarean birth, and children being born either...
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COVID-19 spares lung function in young adults
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- Neil Osterweil
“We found no effect of COVID-19 on spirometric lung function in generally healthy adults.”
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CAR T-cell therapy drives refractory SLE into remission
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- Neil Osterweil
B-cell depletion with chimeric antigen receptor T cells induced both serologic and clinical remissions in a patient with treatment-resistant lupus...
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How many years of aromatase inhibitor therapy in breast cancer?
- Author:
- Neil Osterweil
Postmenopausal women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer may need only 2 years of additional endocrine therapy instead of 5, shows a new...
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Good survival, outcomes with TARE for HCC in practice
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- Neil Osterweil
Transarterial radioembolization was successfully employed with good safety across 25 centers in eight European countries.
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Testosterone replacement shows CV benefit in hypogonadal men
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- Neil Osterweil
Among men with hypogonadism who received testosterone replacement every 3 months, cardiovascular parameters were better and there were fewer...
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Fibrosis severity in ALD predicts survival
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- Neil Osterweil
Having significant or advanced fibrosis puts patients with ALD at high risk of death or decompensation in the short term.
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Protein expression may predict HBV DNA suppression
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- Neil Osterweil
Protein expression patterns after treatment for HBV infections may help clinicians refine therapy.
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Rapid core antigen HCV tests could expand accessibility
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- Neil Osterweil
Low-cost rapid diagnostic testing for HCV plus lab RNA confirmation of negatives may improve access to treatment in countries with limited...
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Novel liver dialysis device may safely curb ACLF
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- Neil Osterweil
The investigational DIALIVE liver dialysis system removes and replaces albumin and filters endotoxins in patients with acute-on-chronic liver...
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Worse survival with recurrent AIH after transplant
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- Neil Osterweil
Patients with recurrent autoimmune hepatitis after transplant have a more than 10-fold greater risk for graft failure than those without...
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Real-world CAR T outcomes for DLBCL mimic clinical trials
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- Neil Osterweil
Survival and safety outcomes in the monde réel (real world) were comparable with those seen in clinical trials for patients with advanced...
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Ponatinib/blinatumomab start strong against Ph+ALL
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- Neil Osterweil
The combined agents were associated with high complete response and molecular remission rates as frontline...
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HMAs benefit children with relapsed/refractory AML
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- Neil Osterweil
Azacitidine and decitabine alone or in combination may help children and young adults reach stem cell transplant...
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Novel molecule prolongs half-life of bleeding disorder treatments
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- Neil Osterweil
In a perfect example of serendipity, an aptamer designed to prevent ischemic strokes actually results in...