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Prenatal Detection Rates of Congenital Heart Disease Increasing Over Time
Detection rates up for lesions not routinely detected on four-chamber view but visible on outflow tract views
RSV Vaccine Prevents RSV-Linked Hospitalization Among Older Adults Over Two Seasons
Estimated vaccine effectiveness was significantly lower for immunocompromised adults and those with CVD
Caffeine Impairs Red Blood Cell Metabolism, Transfusion Efficacy
Elevated caffeine linked to increased hemolysis and lower posttransfusion hemoglobin increments
Video Head Impulse Test, Caloric Test Can Differentiate Meniere Disease, Vestibular Migraine
vHIT had PPV of 81 percent, NPV of 36 percent for distinguishing MD from vestibular migraine
Voice-Based AI Enables Collection of BP Measurements at Home
Intervention resulted in a 17 percent absolute improvement in closing BP gaps, increased MA Star performance
Elevated BP at Age 7 Years Linked to Premature CVD Mortality
Greater risk for CVD mortality seen in association with elevated blood pressure and hypertension at age 7 years
Biparametric MRI Noninferior for Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
Clinically significant cancer was detected in 29.2 versus 29.6 percent of men with biparametric and multiparametric MRI
Sex Differences Seen in Characteristics, Course of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Women with bipolar disorder had better performance in verbal memory, psychomotor speed than men with bipolar disorder
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
Each additional Geriatric Oncology-PIM linked to 66 percent increase in odds of being mildly, moderate-to-severely frail at diagnosis
Lung Cancer Screening Beneficial to Age 80 for Candidates Fit for Surgery
In patients treated with surgery, survival rates were comparable for those aged 75 to 80 years and for younger patients
