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Promote Safety Helmet Use Among Children
The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages precautionary measures to prevent sports-related head injuries.
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U.S. N95 Respirator Supply Finally Deemed Adequate
Federal regulators remove devices from shortage list.
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Lack of Brain Temperature Variation May Predict Mortality Among Patients with Brain Injury
Variations in brain temperature appear to be a normal physiological variable. An absence of brain temperature variation may be a novel predictor of mortality among patients with brain injury.
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Inclusion Body Myositis
This is a population-based study of inclusion body myositis (IBM) patients from a region of Sweden over a 33-year period. IBM presents later in life and has an unusual pattern of weakness with finger flexion, quadriceps, and swallowing muscles affected. Although it is described as an inflammatory myopathy, it does not respond to any immune-suppressive medications. It is a progressive disorder that reduces lifespan.
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Thymectomy for Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis
In this retrospective study of the long-term benefit of thymectomy (median follow-up = 89.5 months), only half of those who had an initial positive response showed a sustained response. There was no clinical factor that predicted a long-term response.
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Predicting Coma Recovery in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
The COVID-19 pandemic presented us with an unprecedented number of critically ill patients with coma. These investigators determined that the degree of hypoxemia determined the depth and duration of coma, but recovery was much better than expected and could be delayed by several weeks.
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Treatment of Acute Vertigo
In a meta-analysis of published studies of treatment of acute vertigo, the authors concluded that treatment with an antihistamine is more effective than benzodiazepines for the acute symptoms. However, there was no difference between the two medications in terms of resolution within one week or within one month.
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Identifying and Treating Non-COVID Viral Respiratory Infections
Respiratory viruses are omnipresent and can cause a variety of clinical manifestations, from asymptomatic infections to life-threatening illnesses with multi-organ failure. About 25 million people visit their primary care physician every year with uncomplicated upper respiratory infections in the United States. Viral respiratory infections are recognized as key triggering factors in exacerbations of chronic respiratory diseases, such as bronchiectasis, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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For Individualized Therapy Trials, Remain Mindful of Transparency, Reporting Bias
Individualized therapy studies should be publicly and prospectively registered in a clinical trial database. The authors should report results regardless of outcomes. If these trials are not handled right, it might be a step backward in terms of transparency and reporting bias.
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Updated Tactics for Parkinson’s Disease Study Recruitment
Remote, decentralized studies allow for the recruitment of large, geographically dispersed cohorts from a single location. In considering whether to use a decentralized design or to include remote assessments, the research team must determine if these methods can adequately answer the question under study.