Multidisciplinary care in pediatric severe asthma: A comparative outcomes analysis by Adam S. Price, MD, Akilah A. Jefferson-Shah, MD, Robert D. Pesek, MD, Erhan Ararat, MD, Safia F. Nawaz, MD, Matthew Pertzborn, MD, Kim Cobb, RT, Haley Long, RT, Monica Y. Miller, LMSW, Brandi N. Whitaker, PhD, Stacie M. Jones, MD, Scott Stewart, MS, Daniel Liu, MD, Tamara T. Perry, MD

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing pediatric asthma outcomes among patients with severe asthma between 2018 and 2022 who were treated at the multidisciplinary Arkansas Children's SAC with those of patients with severe asthma treated at SDCs. …”
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Efficacy and safety of combined low‐dose rituximab regimen for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy by Ying Du, Qi Yan, Chuan Li, Wenping Zhu, Chao Zhao, Yunfeng Hao, Lin Li, Dan Yao, Xuan Zhou, Ying Li, Yuting Dang, Rong Zhang, Lin Han, Yuanyuan Wang, Tao Hou, Juan Li, Hailin Li, Panpan Jiang, Pei Wang, Fenying Chen, Tingge Zhu, Juntong Liu, Shuyu Liu, Lan Gao, Yingjun Zhao, Wei Zhang

“…Methods Total 73 patients with CIDP were enrolled for the retrospective cohort study, and divided into conventional first‐line therapy cohort (n = 40) and combined low‐dose rituximab (100 mg per infusion) cohort (n = 33). …”
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Elevated mepolizumab levels in patients with severe asthma responsive to 1 year’s mepolizumab treatment by Takayasu Nishimaki, MD, Hitoshi Sasano, MD, PhD, Sonoko Harada, PhD, Tomohito Takeshige, MD, PhD, Yuuki Sandhu, MD, PhD, Yuki Tanabe, MD, Kei Matsuno, MD, PhD, Tetsutaro Nagaoka, MD, PhD, Jun Ito, MD, PhD, Ryo Atsuta, MD, PhD, Mayu Ohuchi, PhD, Shigehiro Yagishita, MD, PhD, Akinobu Hamada, PhD, Kazuhisa Takahashi, MD, PhD, Norihiro Harada, MD, PhD

“…Methods: Patients with mepolizumab-treated severe asthma were enrolled onto this prospective cohort study. Baseline assessments were conducted and repeated at 3, 6, and 12 months. …”
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Gender Disparity in the Relationship between Prevalence of Thyroid Nodules and Metabolic Syndrome Components: The SHDC-CDPC Community-Based Study by Xiaoying Ding, Ying Xu, Yufan Wang, Xiaohua Li, Chunhua Lu, Jing Su, Yuting Chen, Yuhang Ma, Yanhua Yin, Yong Wu, Yaqiong Jin, Lihua Yu, Junyi Jiang, Naisi Zhao, Qingwu Yan, Andrew S. Greenberg, Haiyan Sun, Mingyu Gu, Li Zhao, Yunhong Huang, Yijie Wu, Chunxian Qian, Yongde Peng

“…Our results suggest that the components of MetS might associate with the higher risks of TN in women than in men, but further cohort study of this gender disparity in the association between TN and MetS is required.…”
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Associations between Osteocalcin, Calciotropic Hormones, and Energy Metabolism in a Cohort of Chinese Postmenopausal Women: Peking Vertebral Fracture Study by Ruizhi Jiajue, Shuying Liu, Yu Pei, Xuan Qi, Yan Jiang, Qiuping Wang, Wenbo Wang, Xiran Wang, Wei Huang, Xin Zheng, Zhiwei Ning, Ou Wang, Mei Li, Xiaoping Xing, Wei Yu, Ling Xu, Weibo Xia

“…A cross-sectional cohort study enrolling 1635 participants was conducted using data from the Peking Vertebral Fracture study. …”
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Advancing early detection of organ damage and cardiovascular risk prevention: the Suzhou cardiometabolic health study protocol - exploring the role of oral microbiome and metabolic... by Mengmeng Zhu, Mengmeng Zhu, Yiwen Li, Wenting Wang, Longkun Liu, Wenwu Liu, Jiayu Yu, Qian Xu, Jing Cui, Yanfei Liu, Keji Chen, Yue Liu, Yue Liu

“…This study introduces oral (tongue coating) microbiota as metabolic markers for the first time, in combination with multiple metabolic factors, to explore their potential in assessing subclinical target organ damage and optimizing cardiovascular risk stratification, in order to provide a new path for the early identification and intervention of CVD.MethodsThis study is a prospective cohort study aimed at assessing the association between tongue coating microbiota characteristics and multiple metabolic factors with subclinical target organ damage, and identifying high-risk groups suitable for cardiovascular 1.5-level prevention. …”
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Impact of interventions on mpox transmission during the 2022 outbreak in Canada: a mathematical modeling study of three different cities by Fanyu Xiu, Carla M. Doyle, Jorge Luis Flores Anato, Jesse Knight, Linwei Wang, Joseph Cox, Daniel Grace, Trevor A. Hart, Terri Zhang, Shayna Skakoon-Sparling, Milada Dvorakova, Rita Shahin, Herveen Sachdeva, Nathan Lachowsky, Hind Sbihi, Darrell H.S. Tan, Michael A. Irvine, Sharmistha Mishra, Mathieu Maheu-Giroux

“…Methods: We estimated changes in sexual behaviors during the outbreak using 2022 data from the Engage Cohort Study, which recruited self-identified GBM in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver (n = 1,445). …”
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Is maternal diabetes during pregnancy associated with neurodevelopmental, cognitive and behavioural outcomes in children? Insights from individual participant data meta-analysis in... by Rachelle A. Pretorius, Demetris Avraam, Mònica Guxens, Jordi Julvez, Jennifer R. Harris, Johanna Thorbjornsrud Nader, Tim Cadman, Ahmed Elhakeem, Katrine Strandberg-Larsen, Hanan El Marroun, Serena Defina, Tiffany C. Yang, Rosie McEachan, John Wright, Jesús Ibarluzea, Loreto Santa-Marina, Juana Mari Delgado, Marisa Rebagliato, Marie-Aline Charles, Chloe Vainqueur, Silvia Maritano, Daniela Zugna, Wen Lun Yuan, Barbara Heude, Rae-Chi Huang

“…Overall, this large-scale multi-cohort study suggested that a dysregulated metabolic environment during pregnancy may contribute to ADHD symptoms and externalising problems in young children.…”
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Differences in the response to TNF inhibitors at distinct joint locations in patients with psoriatic arthritis: results from nine European registries by Adrian Ciurea, Seraphina Kissling, Andrea Götschi, Lykke Midtbøll Ørnbjerg, Simon Horskjær Rasmussen, Bálint Tamási, Burkhard Möller, Michael J. Nissen, Bente Glintborg, Anne Gitte Loft, Almut Scherer, René Bräm, Karel Pavelka, Jakub Závada, Joao Madruga Dias, Paula Valente, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Olafur Palsson, Vappu Rantalaiho, Ritva Peltomaa, Catalin Codreanu, Corina Mogosan, Florenzo Iannone, Marco Sebastiani, Gareth T. Jones, Gary J. Macfarlane, Isabel Castrejon, Ziga Rotar, Brigitte Michelsen, Johan K. Wallman, Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma, Oliver Distler, Mikkel Østergaard, Merete Lund Hetland, Raphael Micheroli, Caroline Ospelt

“…Methods Bionaive PsA patients from nine European countries were included in this observational cohort study if ≥ 1 joint was swollen at the initiation of a first TNFi as monotherapy or added to methotrexate. …”
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Functionally important respiratory symptoms and continued cigarette use versus e-cigarette switching: population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 2-6Research in context by James D. Sargent, Kristin Lauten, Kathryn C. Edwards, Susanne E. Tanski, Todd A. MacKenzie, Laura M. Paulin, Mary F. Brunette, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Amanda Malasky, Debra Stark, Fernando B. de Moura, Holly Griffin, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Eric Backlund, Heather L. Kimmel, John H. Kingsbury, Jenny E. Ozga, K Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland

“…Methods: Longitudinal analysis of data from waves 2–6 (W2–W6; 2014–2021) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, an observational cohort study that surveyed 5653 US adults ≥18 years without COPD/chronic bronchitis/emphysema. …”
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Sepsis-Associated Acute Kidney Disease Incidence, Trajectory, and Outcomes by Hsiu-Yin Chiang, Chih-Chia Liang, Ya-Luan Hsiao, Uyen-Minh Le, Yi-Ching Chang, Pei-Shan Chen, David Ray Chang, I-Wen Ting, Hung-Chieh Yeh, Chin-Chi Kuo

“…Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Setting & Participants: Adult inpatients with first sepsis episode surviving 90 days after AKD in a quaternary referral medical center. …”
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Acceptability patterns of hypothetic taxes on different types of foods in France by Florian Manneville, Barthélemy Sarda, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Sandrine Péneau, Bernard Srour, Julia Baudry, Benjamin Allès, Yann Le Bodo, Serge Hercberg, Mathilde Touvier, Chantal Julia

“…Setting: NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort study. Participants: Adults (n 27 900) engaged in the French NutriNet-Santé e-cohort. …”
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Prioritizing breast cancer surgeries: insights from the KRONOS SCORE by Lucía Navarro, Lucía Navarro, Lucía Navarro, Luis Perez-Bartivas, Luis Perez-Bartivas, Luis Perez-Bartivas, David Ponferrada, David Ponferrada, David Ponferrada, Javier Cejas, Javier Cejas, Javier Cejas, Juan Adrián Camús, Juan Adrián Camús, Juan Adrián Camús, Natalia Rangel, Natalia Rangel, Natalia Rangel, Maria Porras, Cristina Morales Estevez, Cristina Morales Estevez, Cristina Morales Estevez, Amalia Palacios Eito, Amalia Palacios Eito, Amalia Palacios Eito, Pilar Rioja, Pilar Rioja, Pilar Rioja, Marina Alvarez, Marina Alvarez, Marina Alvarez, Enrique Aranda, Enrique Aranda, Enrique Aranda, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez, Juan De La Haba-Rodríguez

“…This study aims to explore the relationship between TTS and clinical outcomes in BC patients, focusing on how TTS influences final tumor stage and lymph node involvement.Materials and methodsA retrospective cohort study was conducted, including 924 women diagnosed with cT1-T3 BC without axillary lymph node involvement between 2014 and 2023. …”
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Comparison of clinical metagenomics with 16S rDNA Sanger sequencing for the bacteriological diagnosis of culture-negative samples by Camille d’Humières, Skerdi Haviari, Marie Petitjean, Laurène Deconinck, Signara Gueye, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Lynda Chalal, Naima Beldjoudi, Geoffrey Rossi, Yann Nguyen, Charles Burdet, Ségolène Perrineau, Diane Le Pluart, Roza Rahli, Michael Thy, Piotr Szychowiak, Xavier Lescure, Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Victoire de Lastours, Etienne Ruppé

“…Methods: This is a prospective cohort study. Fifty patients (73 samples) with negative culture and a 16S rDNA sequencing demand (Sanger) were recruited from two sites. …”
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The effect of the number of endometrial CD138+ cells on the pregnancy outcomes of infertile patients in the proliferative phase by Yuye Li, Yuye Li, Shuyi Yu, Shuyi Yu, Wenjuan Liu, Yawen Chen, Xiaobing Yang, Juanhua Wu, Mingjuan Xu, Guanying You, Ruochun Lian, Chunyu Huang, Chunyu Huang, Wanru Chen, Yong Zeng, Yong Zeng, Fenghua Liu, Lianghui Diao

“…ObjectiveThis study was conducted to determine the influence of the number of CD138+ cells in the proliferative endometrium on pregnancy outcomes.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was conducted from January to August 2018. …”
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Resultados a corto y largo plazo tras trasplante cardíaco en pacientes con cardiopatías congénitas by Marta Molina, Elena Roselló, Manel Tauron, Juan F. Tabilo, Constanza Fernandez, Carla Gotsens, Exzequiel Pueblas, José Montiel, Sandra Casellas, Angela Irabien, Laura Corominas, Laura López, Sonia Mirabet, Antonino Ginel

“…Methods: Patients who underwent a heart transplant at our center from 1984 to 2023 were included. A retrospective cohort study (congenital/non-congenital) with long-term follow-up was conducted. …”
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Implementation of in utero laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic spina bifida repair in two centers in Latin America: rationale for this approach in this regionAJOG Global Reports at a Gl... by Jezid Miranda, PhD, Miguel A. Parra-Saavedra, PhD, William O. Contreras-Lopez, PhD, Cristóbal Abello, MD, Guido Parra, MD, Juan Hernandez, MD, Amanda Barrero, MD, Isabela Leones, MD, Adriana Nieto-Sanjuanero, MD, Gerardo Sepúlveda-Gonzalez, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, PhD

“…Study design: This retrospective cohort study included 39 cases of laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic in-utero SB repair, with 14 cases from Mexico (2017–2021) and 25 cases from Colombia (2019–2024). …”
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Association between social activities and risk of COVID-19 in a cohort of healthcare personnel by Holly Shoemaker, Haojia Li, Yue Zhang, Jeanmarie Mayer, Michael Rubin, Candace Haroldsen, Morgan M. Millar, Per H. Gesteland, Andrew T. Pavia, Lindsay T. Keegan, Jessica Marie Cole, Egenia Dorsan, Matthew Doane, Kristina Stratford, Matthew Samore

“…Design: We conducted a Prospective cohort study from December 2021 to May 2022, using monthly surveys. …”
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Exome sequencing of UK birth cohorts [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Petr Danecek, Amy Hough, John Wright, Karen Ho, Nicholas J. Timpson, Sarah J. Lindsay, Davide Bonfanti, Daniel S. Malawsky, Rafaq Azad, Deborah Plowman, Sara Widaa, Gemma Shireby, Emla Fitzsimons, David Bann, Matthew E. Hurles, Hilary C. Martin, Susan M. Ring, Dan Mason, Michael A. Quail, Wei Huang, Vivek Iyer, Mahmoud Koko, Iaroslav Popov, Laurie Fabian, Gennadii Zakharov, Ruth Y. Eberhardt, Emma E. Wade, Qin Qin Huang

“…Birth cohort studies involve repeated surveys of large numbers of individuals from birth and throughout their lives. …”
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Association of glycemic control with Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes: findings from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) by Jane E B Reusch, Rachel Wong, Nasia Safdar, Harold Lehmann, Brijesh Patel, Til Stürmer, Hongfang Liu, Peter Robinson, Elaine Hill, Richard Moffitt, Justin Guinney, Joel Gagnier, Cavin Ward-Caviness, Noha Sharafeldin, Justin Starren, Amit Saha, Lesley Cottrell, Melissa A Haendel, Margaret A Hall, Vignesh Subbian, Kristin Kostka, Farrukh M Koraishy, Andrew E Williams, Robert Hurley, Steve Johnson, Usman Sheikh, Rishi Kamaleswaran, Christopher Dillon, Michele Morris, Randeep Jawa, Hemalkumar Mehta, Benjamin Bates, Tellen D Bennett, Nabeel Qureshi, Katie Rebecca Bradwell, Federico Mariona, Adam B Wilcox, Adam M Lee, Alexis Graves, Amin Manna, Amy Olex, Andrea Zhou, Andrew Southerland, Andrew T Girvin, Anita Walden, Anjali A Sharathkumar, Benjamin Amor, Brian Hendricks, Caleb Alexander, Carolyn Bramante, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Christine Suver, Christopher Chute, Chunlei Wu, Clare Schmitt, Cliff Takemoto, Dan Housman, Davera Gabriel, David A Eichmann, Diego Mazzotti, Eilis Boudreau Don Brown, Elizabeth Zampino, Emily Carlson Marti, Emily R Pfaff, Evan French, Fred Prior, George Sokos, Greg Martin, Heidi Spratt, Hythem Sidky, JW Awori Hayanga, Jami Pincavitch, Jaylyn Clark, Jeremy Richard Harper, Jessica Islam, Jin Ge, Joel H Saltz, Joel Saltz, Johanna Loomba, John Buse, Jomol Mathew, Joni L Rutter, Julie A McMurry, Karen Crowley, Kellie M Walters, Ken Wilkins, Kenneth R Gersing, Kenrick Dwain Cato, Kimberly Murray, Lavance Northington, Lee Allan Pyles, Leonie Misquitta, Lili Portilla, Mariam Deacy, Mark M Bissell, Marshall Clark, Mary Emmett, Mary Morrison Saltz, Matvey B Palchuk, Meredith Adams, Meredith Temple-O'Connor, Michael G Kurilla, Nicole Garbarini, Ofer Sadan, Patricia A Francis, Penny Wung Burgoon, Rafael Fuentes, Rebecca Erwin-Cohen, Richard A Moffitt, Richard L Zhu, Robert T Miller, Saiju Pyarajan, Sam G Michael, Samuel Bozzette, Sandeep Mallipattu, Satyanarayana Vedula, Scott Chapman, T Shawn, Soko Setoguchi O'Neil, Stephanie S Hong, Tiffany Callahan, Umit Topaloglu, Valery Gordon, Warren A Kibbe, Wenndy Hernandez, Will Beasley, Will Cooper, William Hillegass, Xiaohan Tanner Zhang, Samuel Soff, Yun Jae Yoo, Jared Davis Huling, Daniel Brannock, Zachary Butzin-Dozier, Alfred Jerrod Anzalone, Philip RO. Payne, Rena Patel

“…Introduction Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in individuals with type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risk of hospitalization and death after acute COVID-19, however the effect of HbA1c on Long COVID is unclear.Objective Evaluate the association of glycemic control with the development of Long COVID in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D).Research design and methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using electronic health record data from the National COVID Cohort Collaborative. …”
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