Author/s: Giulia Carvalhal, Júlia Moreira Diniz, Larissa Calixto Hespanhol, David Curi Barbosa Izoton Cabral, Jafar Aljazeeri
Background: No therapies have been approved to alter bronchiectasis progression. Dipeptidyl peptidase-1 (DPP-1) inhibitors, which target neutrophil serine protease activation, are under investigation as potential disease-modifying agents.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta...
Author/s: Gillian M. Nixon, Deborah Anderson, Alice Baker
Importance: Symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea are common in childhood and associated with significant comorbidity. Surgical treatment with adenotonsillectomy is first-line treatment but medical treatments show potential to improve symptoms and reduce the need for surgery.
Objective: To...
Author/s: Sandra Blitz, Elisabeth McClymont, Lucia Forward
Importance: Gaps in knowledge exist about the impact of COVID-19 and vaccination on pregnancy outcomes.
Objective: To investigate the impact of vaccination on maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy.
Design, setting, and population:...
Author/s: Shiyi Julia Zhu, Rana S. Hinman, Rachel K. Nelligan
Importance Tai chi is a type of exercise recommended for knee osteoarthritis, but access to in-person tai chi can be limited.
Objective To evaluate the effects of an unsupervised multimodal online tai chi intervention on knee pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis.
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Author/s: Mark S. Link
Context
Current guidelines recommend indefinite anticoagulation after ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with a CHA2DS2-VASc score ≥2–3, but few data support this practice. In a recent randomized trial (ALONE-AF), stopping anticoagulation 1 year after ablation did not raise...
Author/s: Shiyi Julia Zhu, Rana S. Hinman, Rachel K. Nelligan
Importance: Tai chi is a type of exercise recommended for knee osteoarthritis, but access to in-person tai chi can be limited.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of an unsupervised multimodal online tai chi intervention on knee pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis.
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Author/s: Shiyi Julia Zhu, Rana S Hinman, Rachel K Nelligan, Peixuan Li, Anurika P De Silva, Jenny Harrison, Alexander J Kimp, Kim L Bennell
Importance: Tai chi is a type of exercise recommended for knee osteoarthritis, but access to in-person tai chi can be limited.
Objective: To evaluate the effects of an unsupervised multimodal online tai chi intervention on knee pain and function for people with knee osteoarthritis.
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Author/s: Sean Wharton, Ildiko Lingvay, Pawel Bogdanski, Ruben Duque do Vale, Stephan Jacob, Tobias Karlsson, Chaithra Shaji, Domenica Rubino, W. Timothy Garvey
Background
Oral semaglutide at a dose of 25 mg may provide an alternative treatment option to injectable semaglutide (2.4 mg) and higher-dose oral semaglutide (50 mg) for persons with overweight or obesity.
Methods
In a 71-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled...
Author/s: Gagan Joshi, Atilla Gönenc, Maura DiSalvo
Importance: Pharmacologic interventions for addressing social impairments in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are lacking. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) studies in individuals with ASD have documented altered glutamate levels in the pregenual anterior cingulate cortex (pgACC)....
Author/s: Jane R. Montealegre, Susan G. Hilsenbeck, Shaun Bulsara
Importance There are limited data on the effectiveness of mailed self-collection to increase cervical cancer screening (CCS) participation in underresourced health care settings.
Objective To compare the effectiveness of mailed self-collection kits, with and without patient navigation,...