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BMI As Predictor of CVD Risk May Be More Susceptible to Bias
For four other measures of adiposity, increasing adiposity linked to more linear increase in CVD risk
Dose-Escalated Radn Does Not Up Survival in Localized Prostate CA
No improvement in overall survival; no difference in cumulative rate of distant metastases
Risk of Post-Tonsillectomy Complications Up for Under-3s
Increased risk of complications, complications within 24 hours of surgery, compared with older children
Higher Burden of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection in U.S. Blacks
Positive association for TV infection prevalence with female sex, black race, being below poverty level
Closed-Loop Insulin Delivery Promising in T1DM Pregnancy
Comparable glucose control, less hypoglycemia vs. sensor-augmented pump tx in pregnant women
Patient, Logistical Factors Limit CKD Screening Among Blacks
However, culturally sensitive education, engagement can up community screening
Reduced Cortical Thickness ID’d in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Female OSA patients had multiple regions of reduced cortical thickness in superior frontal lobe
No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma
MRI had lower health benefit and higher cost compared with no follow-up after normal CT findings
Hemodynamic Parameters Predict Outcome in PH-HFpEF
Tied to mortality, hospitalization in pulmonary hypertension in HF with preserved ejection fraction
Hep C Compounds Alcoholism’s Effect on Brain Volume
Deleterious effect of alcohol dependence on frontal cortical volumes also compounded by drug use
