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Visual impairment more common in minority youth
The findings likely reflect the underlying inequities in access to vision care.
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Trauma rates with operative vaginal delivery unexpectedly high, study finds
Declining use of OVD in favor of cesarean delivery has reduced opportunities for clinicians to acquire proficiency in performing these deliveries...
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Workplace mistreatment common among emergency medicine residents
“Mistreatment occurs frequently in EM residency training nationally, and it occurs more frequently in women, racial/ethnic minorities, and those...
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An international trip: Global experts weigh in on psychedelics
In most, if not all, countries, it is still illegal to prescribe psychedelics in other than a research setting.
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Buprenorphine for OUD may also mitigate risk with concomitant benzo, Z-drug use
“It seems like the individuals with polysubstance use are largely ignored in the setting of the opioid epidemic,” said Dr. Kevin Xu.
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FIT unfit for inpatient, emergency settings
The inappropriate use of FIT in these settings had no positive effect on clinical decision-making.
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Probiotic blend may help patients with GI symptoms
By day 30, 85.1% of patients had achieved the primary endpoint and indicated a positive response when asked about their overall GI well-being.
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Tofacitinib retreatment effective for ulcerative colitis
A clinical response to tofacitinib retreatment at month 2 was achieved by 92.5% (observed data) of patients who experienced treatment failure...
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Cannabis may improve liver function in patients with obesity
Steatohepatitis was less common among cannabis users than among nonusers, as was cirrhosis.
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Biomarker in the eye may flag neurodegeneration risk
The finding opens the door to a potential new method of predicting neurodegenerative disease.
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Early psychosis: No need for antipsychotics to recover?
The findings suggest that some young people with early-stage FEP and short DUP may be able to achieve symptom remission without antipsychotics,...
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Experts call for immediate suspension of ECT, others push back
“On the research side, this is my sixth review, and in each one we’ve reached the same conclusion,” Dr. John Read added.
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Still no clear answer on intranasal insulin for MCI and Alzheimer’s disease
Although one insulin administration device produced marked cognitive benefit, reliability was inconsistent.
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New insight into neurobehavioral effects of legalized cannabis
Cannabis consumption did not affect most short-term neurobehavioral measures, but it delayed recall memory and impaired balance.
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‘Nietzsche was wrong’: Past stressors do not create psychological resilience.
The investigators explain that these findings are particularly relevant in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the current focus on racial and...