Background: Insulin resistance and accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) place aging adults with obesity at high risk of cardio-metabolic disease. A very low carbohydrate diet (VLCD) may be a means of promoting fat loss from the...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Symptoms, Physical Signs, and Laboratory Tests for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Abstract
Importance: Current clinical guidelines recommend selecting diagnostic tests for giant cell arteritis (GCA) based on pretest probability that the disease is present, but how pretest probability should be estimated remains unclear.
Objective: ...
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling
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Interim Guidance for Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2
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Human Papillomavirus Immunization in Rural Primary Care
Abstract
Introduction: Despite the safety and efficacy of the human papillomavirus vaccine, thousands are impacted by human papillomavirus and its related cancers. Rural regions have disproportionately low rates of human papillomavirus vaccination. Primary care clinics...
FACING SEVERE ASTHMA: A FOCUS ON NEW AND EMERGING AGENTS
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Perioperative alcohol cessation intervention for postoperative complications
Background: Risky consumption of alcohol is a global problem. More than 3.3 million deaths annually are associated with risky use of alcohol, and global alcohol consumption continues to increase. People who have high alcohol consumption often require planned and emergency...
HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME: WHY IS IT REGULARLY OVERLOOKED?
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COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children — United States, March–July 2020
Summary
What is already known about this topic?
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a rare but severe condition that has been reported approximately 2–4 weeks after the onset of COVID-19 in children and adolescents.
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