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About one-quarter of adults with chronic kidney disease of unknown cause or familial nephropathy or hypertension have diagnostic mutations

Diagnostic Mutations ID’d in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

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Whole-exome sequencing identified diagnostic mutations, including PARN mutations, in two patients
Lipid-associated genetic risk correlates with the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Lipid-Linked Genetic Risk Tied to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Genetic elevation of LDL-C linked to increased AAA risk; increase for HDL-C linked to lower risk of AAA
For patients undergoing wide-awake carpal tunnel release surgery

Antithrombotics Deemed Safe in Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery

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Antithrombotic agents may be safely continued by patients undergoing wide-awake surgery
Lymph node density can help predict outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer

Lymph Node Density Predicts Thyroid Cancer Outcomes

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Papillary thyroid cancer patients with LND >0.19 have worse disease-specific, overall survival
Previous findings that systemic use of antibiotics increases the risk of diabetes may actually be explained by clinical and lifestyle factors

Link Between Diabetes, Antibiotic Use Called Into Question

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Clinical, lifestyle factors may have confounded previous findings linking antibiotics, diabetes risk
In rural areas

Spatial Variation in Psychosis Incidence in Rural Areas

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For first episodes of nonaffective, affective psychotic disorders, incidence varies between neighborhoods
A fact sheet to aid health care organizations in managing shortages of small-volume parenteral solutions has been developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the University of Utah Drug Information Service. This resource was presented at the mid-year clinical meeting and exhibition of the ASHP

ASHP Addresses Small-Volume Parenteral Solution Shortages

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Fact sheet developed to provide outline of potential actions for health care organizations

Radiological Society of North America, Nov. 26 – Dec. 1

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The 103rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North...
Non-pharmaceutical therapies may offer seizure relief for children with epilepsy

Non-Drug Options Provide Seizure Relief in Children

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And, slow initiation of the ketogenic diet shows good outcomes in children with epilepsy
In patients with sickle cell anemia

Ceruloplasmin ID’d As Marker of Kidney Disease in Sickle Cell

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Findings part of proteomic analysis of urine in patients with sickle cell disease