Mass treatment with azithromycin may be effective in eradicating yaws
1. Mass treatment with single-dose azithromycin was successful in decreasing the prevalence of active and latent yaws. Evidence Rating Level:...
Device that increases coronary sinus pressure aids refractory chest pain
1. For patients with refractory chest pain (angina) and who are not candidates for revascularization, a new device that increases...
Deaths of extremely premature infants decrease, necrotizing enterocolitis deaths on the rise
1. From 2000 to 2011, the overall mortality of extremely premature infants decreased. 2. Death attributed to pulmonary and infectious...
Blood cell clones with acquired mutations linked with increased risk of blood cancers
1. Clonal hematopoiesis with acquired mutations is associated with increasing age and is a strong risk factor for subsequent blood...
Key mutations may protect against coronary artery disease
1. Genetic mutations that led to the inactivation NPC1L1, a lipid transporter protein, were linked to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL)...
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[CORAL-1 trial] Interferon-free regimen for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplant safe and effective
1. 33 out of 34 post-liver transplant hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients treated with the trial regimen (ombitasavir, ABT-450/r, dasabuvir,...
Double-unit cord-blood transplantation does not aid survival in children with hematologic malignancy
1. In children with hematologic malignancy, there was no significant difference in terms of 1-year survival between single- and double-unit...
Phase II trial reports leukemia remissions using engineered T cell therapy
1. 90% of relapsed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients achieved complete remission 1 month after an infusion of engineered...
Lower blood transfusion threshold in septic shock safe at 90-days
1. Patients with septic shock requiring critical care and transfused to a lower hemoglobin threshold had similar rates of mortality...
Long-acting, reversible contraceptive methods linked to lower teen pregnancy rates
1. Teens who were presented with standardized contraceptive counseling that emphasized long-acting, reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods and provided contraception free...
