Rates of multiple births and multiple embryo IVF procedures have decreased in the past decade
Image: PD 1. The rate of triplet and higher-order births declined 29% from 1998 to 2011 along with the proportion...
The SAVE trial: Captopril after acute MI reduces mortality and morbidity [Classics Series]
Image: CC/L. academia 1. Treating patients with captopril after acute MI with asymptomatic LV dysfunction reduces mortality from cardiovascular causes (i.e.,...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind November 24 – December 1, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the...
Room for improvement in HPV vaccine uptake rates
Image: PD 1. Vaccination rates were low among women seeking prenatal care in Southeast Texas and demonstrated ethnic and racial...
Individualized pelvic floor muscle training improves prolapse symptoms
Image: PD 1. Women who underwent one-on-one pelvic floor muscle training reported fewer prolapse symptoms at 12 months. 2. Women...
Moderate hypothermia appears ineffective for bacterial meningitis
Image: PD 1. Moderate hypothermia (32°C- 34°C) did not improve clinical outcomes of bacterial meningitis patients. 2. Among the patient...
Surgical ward rounds “quality” correlates with outcomes, complications
Image: PD 1. Surgical ward round quality was highly variable, ranging from 9% to 91% of sources of clinical information...
ARMC5 mutation identified in patients with macronodular adrenal hyperplasia
Image: PD 1. 55% of tumors from patients with macronodular adrenal hyperplasia possessed mutations in ARMC5, suggesting a common genetic...
Micronutrient supplementation linked with decreased HIV-disease progression
Image: PD 1. Supplementation with multivitamin plus selenium decreased risk of developing a CD4 cell count of 350/μL in ART-naïve...
Hypercortisolism of bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia may be corticotropin-dependent
Image: PD 1. Messenger RNA encoding proopiomelanocortin, a corticotropin precursor, was detected in all samples of hyperplastic adrenal tissue. 2....
