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Inspiratory muscle training improved subjective breathlessness in lung cancer
Major finding: Inspiratory muscle training with a pressure threshold device improved self-reported patient measures of breathlessness and other...
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Cetuximab adds no benefit in stage III unresectable lung cancer
Major finding: Median survival in patients randomized to cetuximab was 23.1 months, compared with 23.5 months in patients not taking cetuximab;...
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Limited neonatal benefit from later delivery in congenital heart disease
Major finding: There were no significant differences between 2004-2008 and 2010 data in 5-minute APGAR scores (8.5 vs. 8.6; P = .11), median...
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One-third of cancer patients over age 70 went untreated, Swedish study finds
Major finding: Nearly one-third (32.2%) of 659 patients over age 70 with non–small cell lung cancer received no radiotherapy or chemotherapy.Data...
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Stereotactic lung radiotherapy of central lung tumors can achieve good overall survival with limited toxicity
Major finding: Overall survival at 3 years was similar for 100 centrally located non–small cell lung cancers – defined as being located within 2...
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Osteopontin level in early non-small cell lung cancer predicts recurrence
Major finding: Preoperative plasma osteopontin levels above 49.6 ng/mL are predictive of recurrence of lung adenocarcinoma in patients with early...
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Parity laws appear to improve access to substance use disorder treatment
Major finding: Substance use disorder (SUD) parity laws were associated with a 9% increase (P less than .001) in treatment rates in all specialty...
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Longer tapering more effective for prescription opioid addiction
Major finding: Four-week buprenorphine tapering is significantly more effective than 2- and 1-week tapering in treatment of prescription opioid...
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Early embryonic growth discordance predicts single fetal loss in twins
Major finding: Embryonic growth discordance at 7.0-9.6 weeks in twin pregnancies is significantly associated with spontaneous single fetal loss by...
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ART babies show cardiovascular remodeling in utero
Major finding: ART fetuses had dilated atria compared with controls, as measured by the right atrium/heart ratio (1.6% vs. 1.45%, P = 0.011), more...
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High prevalence of sonographic adenomyosis signs in endometriosis shown
Major finding: Of 103 women undergoing surgery for endometriosis, 91 (88.4%) showed at least one sonographic sign of adenomyosis.Data source:...
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Maternal cardiac function may predict outcomes in preeclampsia
Major finding: Abnormal maternal hemodynamic function as early as 14 weeks’ gestation may predict which women at high risk of preeclampsia are...
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Short fetal femur in second trimester linked to chromosome abnormalities
Major finding: Individuals with trisomy 13/18 also had a significantly higher incidence of short femur length (OR, 7.3), as did individuals with...
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Endometrial scratching significantly improves assisted reproductive treatment outcomes
Major finding: Women who had endometrial scratching during oral contraceptive pill pretreatment had an 83% increase in the chance of a live birth...
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Brain shadowing sign indicates fetal craniosynostosis
Major finding: The brain shadowing sign is a novel and easily identifiable ultrasound marker for fetal craniosynostosis.Data source: A multicenter...