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Cord blood transplants improve juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia survival
Major finding: Children aged younger than 1.4 years at diagnosis had significantly better disease-free survival rates (HR, 0.42), while those who...
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Miscarriage risk is not increased with subchorionic hematoma
Major finding: Subchorionic hematoma shows no statistically significant association with pregnancy outcomes at the end of the first trimester or...
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Neurosurgery consult not necessary for mild traumatic brain injury
Major finding: Mild traumatic brain injury with intracranial hemorrhage can be safely managed by an acute care surgeon without the need for a...
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Musical incentive program improves stride length in Parkinson’s
Major finding: Use of the AmbuloSono system over a 320-day trial period was associated with significant improvements in stride length (10%-30%)...
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Low-dose perioperative steroids effective in IBD patients
Major finding: Low-dose corticosteroids are as effective as high dose in preventing postoperative postural hypotension or adrenal insufficiency in...
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COPD may boost risk of cerebral microbleeds
Major finding: Patients with COPD had a significantly higher prevalence of cerebral microbleeds, compared with patients with normal lung function...
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Exercise reduces falls in mild but not severe Parkinson's
Major finding: A subgroup analysis based on disease severity revealed a significant 69% reduction in the risk of falls among patients with lower...
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Rasagiline added to dopamine agonist has small benefit in Parkinson’s
Major finding: Adding rasagiline (1 mg/day) to dopamine agonist therapy led to an additional mean 2.4-point reduction (P = .012; 95% CI, –4.3 to –...
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Dopamine agonist withdrawal syndrome frequency determined prospectively
Major finding: One quarter of patients taken off dopamine agonists will experience withdrawal and one-third of those will get severe symptoms that...