Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia were identified, and the initial diagnosis date was designated as the index date. A group of patients without schizophrenia of the same age, region, gender and index year were identified and matched by baseline Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score, as the comparison group. …”
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Factors Leading To Severe Anaemia In Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease by Erum Afaq, Humera Afaq, Naila Parveen, Hira Fatima Waseem, Anwar Ali, Shazia Nazar

“…There is a need for early diagnosis and management of kidney disease and nevertheless routine monitoring of kidney function especially in diabetic and hypertensive patients. …”
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Hepatitis C Worldwide and in Brazil: Silent Epidemic—Data on Disease including Incidence, Transmission, Prevention, and Treatment by Iara Fabricia Kretzer, Andrea do Livramento, Joel da Cunha, Sabrina Gonçalves, Iraci Tosin, Celso Spada, Aricio Treitinger

“…Currently, the main priorities of Brazilian Ministry of Health's strategies for viral hepatitis management include the prevention and early diagnosis of viral hepatitis infections; strengthening of the healthcare network and lines of treatment for sexually transmitted diseases, viral hepatitis, and AIDS; improvement and development of surveillance, information, and research; and promotion of universal access to medication. …”
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Using Real World Evidence to Describe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs Associated with PDE-5 Inhibitor Monotherapy by George Ruiz, Jason Yeaw, Cassandra A. Lickert, Ajita P. De, Rolin L. Wade, Janis Pruett, William Drake

“…Eligible patients were ≥18 years with ≥1 inpatient or ≥2 outpatient claims ≥30 days apart, a diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension or other chronic pulmonary heart disease, and an initial PDE-5i prescription. …”
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Research priorities for preterm lung health research across the lifespan: a community priority setting partnership by Anne McKenzie, Shannon J Simpson, Naomi R Hemy, Amber Bates, Belinda Frank

“…Participants identified the following top 10: (1) lifelong impacts; (2) interventions, treatments or supports; (3) ongoing lung health follow-up; (4) diagnostic tools, resources and education for primary healthcare providers; (5) resources to inform and empower families; (6) relationship to physical health and developmental issues; (7) preventing and/or treating lung infections; (8) additional supports, resources and research for minority groups; (9) impact on mental well-being; and (10) likelihood of asthma diagnosis.Conclusion Priorities identified through the PSP will be invaluable in informing future research into prematurity-associated lung disease.…”
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Parathyroid Adenoma Originated from Supernumerary Gland by Fernando Mendoza-Moreno, Ángel Rodriguez-Pascual, María Rocío Díez-Gago, Marina Pérez-González, Laura Jiménez‐Alvárez, Isabel Furtado-Lobo, Manuel Díez‐Alonso, Fernando Noguerales-Fraguas

“…Following mobilization of the ipsilateral thyroid lobe, fifth parathyroid gland was found increased significantly in size than proceeded to remove, confirming the diagnosis of adenoma. After the excision, the levels of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone were normalized. …”
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Recurrent Thymic Carcinoma Treated With Median Sternotomy, Innominate Vein Replacement for Superior Vena Cava, and Iodide Implantation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Zhong‐zheng Chen, Wen‐dong Qu, Xing‐shu Zhang, Yong‐xiang Song

“…It emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis, complete surgical resection, and tailored adjuvant therapies, including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy, to improve survival outcomes. …”
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Heart in Acromegaly: The Echocardiographic Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed with Acromegaly in Various Stages of the Disease by Agata Popielarz-Grygalewicz, Jakub S. Gąsior, Aleksandra Konwicka, Paweł Grygalewicz, Maria Stelmachowska-Banaś, Wojciech Zgliczyński, Marek Dąbrowski

“…To determine whether the echocardiographic presentation allows for diagnosis of acromegalic cardiomyopathy. 140 patients with acromegaly underwent echocardiography as part of routine diagnostics. …”
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Temporal changes in hospital readmissions for postpartum hypertension in the US, 2010 to 2019; a serial cross-sectional analysis. by Ashwini Deshpande, Deepti Agnihotri, Alexa I K Campbell, Jerome J Federspiel, Evan R Myers, Osondu Ogbuoji

“…<h4>Background</h4>Hypertension is the most common primary diagnosis associated with postpartum readmissions within 42 days of delivery hospitalization. …”
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Cardiac Myxoma: Typical Presentation but Unusual Histology by Hassan H. AlAhmadi, Noor Said Alsafwani, Mohamed A. Shawarby, Fayez Ahmed

“…A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large mass attached to the interatrial septum. A diagnosis of cardiac myxoma was made, and the patient underwent en bloc resection of the mass. …”
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Successful Treatment of Caesarean Scar Pregnancies by Local Treatment Only by Shinji Tanigaki, Chie Nagata, Kazunori Ueno, Nobuaki Ozawa, Shinichi Nagaoka, Kei Tanaka, Haruhiko Sago, Mitsutoshi Iwashita

“…Additional systemic MTX is sometimes needed for CSP cases, especially when β-subunit human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels are >20,000 mIU/ml at diagnosis. We report on six cases of CSP treated with local MTX injection, five of which received combined local treatment. …”
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Assessment of XCI skewing and demonstration of XCI escape region based on single-cell RNA sequencing: comparison between female Grave’s disease and control by In-Cheol Baek, Soo Yeun Sim, Byung-Kyu Suh, Tai-Gyu Kim, Won Kyoung Cho

“…Methods To estimate XCI skewing and the occurrence of XCI escape, we conducted a normal female (NF) without a history of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and a patient with Grave’s disease (GD) based on a thyroid diagnosis. After single-cell RNA sequencing, heterozygous variants were converted and transformed. …”
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The impact of PD-L1 expression status on the prognosis of ALK-positive lung cancer patients by Li Wang, Yingjun Kong, Yao Zhang, Chuanyong Mu

“…Objective: This study analyzes the clinical characteristics of ALK-positive lung cancer patients and the impact of PD-L1 expression on their prognosis, providing insights for diagnosis and treatment. Materials and methods: A total of 291 ALK-positive lung cancer patients, tested for PD-L1 expression at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University between January 2019 and November 2021, were included. …”
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Serum fatty acid-binding protein 3 levels differentiate active from inactive myositis and correlate with response to therapy by Latika Gupta, Sanjukta Majumder, Amita Aggarwal, Ramnath Misra, Able Lawrence

“…Background: Delay in the diagnosis of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) and resultant muscle wasting leads to a setting, wherein conventional biomarkers fail to identify inflammation amid damage. …”
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Educating the future: Serbian healthcare students’ knowledge and attitudes toward urinary incontinence by Dragana Milutinović, Dragana Simin, Marijana Ostoić, Sonja Golubović, Dragana Živković

“…Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes significantly influence UI prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. However, there is a notable lack of research exploring healthcare students’ understanding and perceptions of UI. …”
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Primary Intraosseous Synovial Sarcoma with Molecular Confirmation: Expanding and Clarifying the Spectrum of This Rare Neoplasm by Kelsey E. McHugh, John D. Reith, Nathan W. Mesko, Scott E. Kilpatrick

“…Additionally, we clarify the spectrum of primary intraosseous synovial sarcoma by separately analyzing reported cases with radiographic confirmation of bone origin and molecular support for the diagnosis. There are clinicopathologic differences between those tumors with documented molecular confirmation and those lacking such confirmation, specifically regarding their anatomic distribution (p<0.0001). …”
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Beyond the Scalpel: Addressing Communication and Distress in ENT Cancer by Bogdan Hirtie, Norberth-Istvan Varga, Andrada Oprisoni, Sonia Tanasescu, Estera Boeriu, Virgiliu Bogdan Sorop, Octavia Harich, Adrian Vasile Bota, Delia Ioana Horhat

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Effective communication in oncology is crucial, but challenging due to the complex information and emotional burden associated with a cancer diagnosis. This cross-sectional study investigated the communication preferences of 155 Romanian adults diagnosed with ENT cancers and explored the relationship between these preferences, their levels of psychological distress, and sociodemographic factors. …”
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Blunt Isolated Small Bowel Perforation Intervention: Does a Delay in Management Matter? by Sung Yong Hong, Se Hun Kim, Ki Hoon Kim

“…Blunt small bowel injury is rare, and its timely diagnosis may be difficult. The effects of a delayed intervention on prognosis are unclear. …”
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Corneal Biomechanical Findings in Contact Lens Induced Corneal Warpage by Fateme Alipour, Mojgan Letafatnejad, Amir Hooshang Beheshtnejad, Seyed-Farzad Mohammadi, Seyed Reza Ghaffary, Narges Hassanpoor, Mehdi Yaseri

“…Warpage suspected cases were followed until a definite diagnosis was made (warpage, normal, or keratoconus). …”
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Evaluation of Small Intestinal Permeability in Patients with Overlap Syndrome (Autoimmune Hepatitis/Primary Biliary Cholangitis) by D. R. Akberova, A. Kh. Odintcova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…Of these, 26 were diagnosed with AIH/PBC, 30 were in the control group. The diagnosis was made in accordance with the current recommendations. …”
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