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Female PCPs Have Equal/Better Quality Outcomes Than Male PCPs
Female PCPs have higher earnings compared with male PCPs in value-based care, similar earnings in fee-for-service
Accurate Risk Prediction Model Developed for Pediatric Pneumonia
Model can discriminate between mild community-acquired pneumonia and moderate or severe community-acquired pneumonia accurately
Metabolic Dysfunction-Linked Steatotic Liver Disease Tied to Increased Preterm Birth Risk
No increased risk seen for congenital malformation, stillbirth, or neonatal death
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Feasible After Radical Prostatectomy
Patient-reported outcomes appear to be similar to postoperative conventionally fractionated radiotherapy
Exposure to Certain HIV Drugs May Significantly Lower Risk for Alzheimer Disease
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors appear to be neuroprotective, thus lowering the incidence of Alzheimer dementia
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Topical Testosterone + Exercise No Aid for Hip Fracture Recovery in Women
Findings compared with exercise therapy alone or usual care among older women
Methotrexate Noninferior to Prednisone in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Methotrexate noninferior to prednisone with regard to change from baseline to week 24 in percentage of predicted forced vital capacity
In Pediatric Leukemia, Survival Linked to Duration of Overweight, Obesity
Increased risk for death and relapse seen for children with overweight, obesity at two or more time points
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Not Linked to Increased Risk of Psychiatric Adverse Events, Depression
GLP-1 receptor agonists are associated with improvements in restrained eating, emotional eating behavior, QOL
Doctors Perform First-Ever Human Bladder Transplant in U.S.
By I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Doctors in Southern California have performed the first human bladder transplant, offering new...
Calorie Restrictions, Low-Fat Diets May Reduce Depressive Symptoms
Small effects on depressive symptoms seen with calorie restriction and low-fat diets for adults with elevated cardiometabolic risk
Nicotine Pouch Use in Teens Linked to Lower Risk for Continued Vaping
Use of nicotine pouches also inversely associated with past 30-day vaping frequency at follow-up
AAP Updates Guidelines for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis Management
Topical anti-inflammatories should be applied once to twice daily to active eczema patches
Use of Composite Allocation Score for Lung Transplant Wait List Improves Outcomes
Findings compared with both the pre-November 2017 and post-November 2017 eras
MRI-Guided Biopsy Linked to Durability of Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer
Absence of progression correctly identified by subsequent MRI in nearly 95, 90, 70 percent of men with grade group 0, 1, 2, respectively