Breast Cancer Survival Up With Access to Integrative Therapies
Survival up at institutions in low-mid, mid-high cohorts based on efforts to educate, support, and fund complementary and lifestyle approaches
Weight Loss Via Surgery Linked to Improved COVID-19 Outcomes
Adults who underwent weight loss surgery between 2004 and 2017 had a reduced risk for severe outcomes
Delay to Diagnosis of Nonmotor Seizures Longer in Youth
Delays tied to more seizures prior to diagnosis, conversion to motor-type seizures, potentially preventable injuries
Genetic Diagnosis May Aid Management of Pediatric Epilepsy
Establishing a genetic diagnosis for patients with unexplained infantile or childhood-onset epilepsy can help individualize treatment
WMS Issues Guidelines on Tickborne Illness in the U.S.
Strong recommendations include the use of tick repellents for the skin (DEET, picaridin) and clothing (permethrin)
Visceral Fat Tied to Arterial Stiffness in Obese Youth
Visceral fat predictive of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity beyond body mass index and waist circumference
High-Altitude Exercise May Up Hypoglycemia Risk With Type 1 Diabetes
Greater decline in blood glucose seen during and after exercise performed under acute hypoxia versus normoxia conditions
Vaccinated Kidney Transplant Recipients Vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 Variants
After two-dose vaccination, only 64 and 67 percent of kidney transplant recipients showed neutralization against B.1.351 (β) and B.1.617.2 (δ)
Dopamine Agonists, DRIs Similar for QoL in Parkinson Disease
No measurable difference in patient-rated quality of life seen for dopamine agonists versus dopamine reuptake inhibitors as adjuvant therapy
Guidance Offered for Managing Pain in Patients With Cancer and OUD
For patients with opioid use disorder taking buprenorphine-naloxone, it is deemed appropriate to continue three times-daily dosing
