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Adjunctive Pimavanserin in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
This phase 2 study examined the efficacy and safety of pimavanserin as adjunctive therapy in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Read MoreFactors Influencing Physician Risk Estimates for ACEs in Emergency Patients with Suspected ACS
Emergency physicians frequently assess risk of acute cardiac events (ACEs) in patients with undifferentiated chest pain.
Read MoreAssociation Between Goal-Directed Planning and Self-Reported Compulsivity vs Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Diagnosis
Deficits in goal-directed planning in OCD may be more strongly associated with a compulsivity dimension than with OCD diagnosis.
Read MorePre-Diagnosis Exercise and Cardiovascular Events in Primary Breast Cancer
Pre-diagnosis exercise exposure is associated with a significant graded reduction in subsequent CVEs in long-term survivors of primary breast cancer.
Read MoreObesity Is the Most Common Risk Factor for Chronic Liver Disease
The aim of this study was to characterize the risk of clinically significant liver disease assessed by TE within subpopulations of a community who were stratified based on their risk factors for obesity and/or type 2 diabetes and/or hazardous alcohol use.
Read MoreImpaired Kidney Structure and Function in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This study provides new insights into systemic contributions to SMA disease pathogenesis and the need to identify coadjuvant therapies.
Read MoreMaternal Bacterial Infection During Pregnancy and Offspring Risk of Psychotic Disorders
The study findings suggest that maternal bacterial infection during pregnancy is associated with an elevated risk for psychotic disorders in offspring and that the association varies by infection severity and offspring sex.
Read MoreFDA Approves First Therapy to Treat Patients with Rare Blood Disorder
FDA granted approval to Reblozyl (luspatercept–aamt) for the treatment of anemia (lack of red blood cells) in adult patients with beta thalassemia who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions.
Read MoreStatin Use in Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
With similar NNT(10) to prevent 1 event, statin use in primary prevention of ASCVD according to 5 major guidelines for sensitivity, specificity, and number needed to treat
Read MoreMeasuring the Severity of Respiratory Illness in the First 2 Years of Life in Preterm and Term Infants
Using parent-reported symptoms, COAST score was validated as a measure of respiratory illness severity in infants.
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