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Breast Surgery Can Be Omitted After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Select Patients
Patients with initial nodal metastases and breast pCR on vacuum-assisted biopsy who underwent targeted axillary dissection had axillary pCR
Excess Greenhouse Gas Emissions Linked to Inappropriate Imaging
Total inappropriate Medicare imaging exams estimated to have produced 3.55 to 129.2 kT carbon dioxide equivalents per year
Relaxation, Stress Management Have Short-Term Benefit for Hypertension
Short-term benefits seen in terms of reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure for people with hypertension
Bausch + Lomb Issues Recall of enVista Lenses Used in Cataract Surgery
Recall issued in response to reports of toxic anterior segment syndrome
All-Cause Mortality Increased From 2020 to 2021 Nationwide
Increase was slower in Medicaid expansion states, resulting in net decrease from 2018-2019 to 2021-2022
2018 to 2022 Saw Increase in GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use in Adults Without Diabetes
Pooled annual prevalence of GLP-1 RA use was 0.1 percent from 2018 to 2021 and increased to 0.4 percent by 2022
Environmental Surfaces, Clinician Hands Play Role in C. Difficile Transmission in ICU
3.6-fold higher C. difficile movement seen by including environmental surfaces and health care personnel hands
Poor Hearing Associated With Increased Risk for Incident Heart Failure
16.9 percent of the association was mediated by psychological distress; 3.0 and 3.1 percent mediated by social isolation, neuroticism
Highly Aspherical Lenslet Spectacles Reduce Myopia Progression
Wearing spectacles with highly aspherical lenslets versus single-vision spectacle lenses reduces myopia progression and axial elongation over five years
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy Beat Adjustable Gastric Banding for Severe Obesity
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy more effective for achieving ≥50 percent excess weight loss
