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Background: Low-dose glucocorticoids are frequently used for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other chronic conditions, but the safety of long-term use remains uncertain.
Objective: To quantify the risk for hospitalized...
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Risk for Serious Infection With Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Patient-Reported Needs Following a Referral for Colorectal Cancer Screening
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Introduction: Patient-physician communication about colorectal cancer screening can affect screening use, but discussions often lack information that patients need for informed decision making and seldom address personal preferences or barriers. To address this...
Kinetics of viral clearance and antibody production across age groups in SARS-CoV-2 infected children
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Objectives: To improve understanding of transition from viral infection to viral clearance, and antibody response in pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Study design: This retrospective analysis of children tested for SARS-CoV-2...
A Randomized Trial Comparing Antibiotics with Appendectomy for Appendicitis
BACKGROUND
Antibiotic therapy has been proposed as an alternative to surgery for the treatment of appendicitis.
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We conducted a pragmatic, nonblinded, noninferiority, randomized trial comparing antibiotic therapy (10-day course) with appendectomy in patients with...
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Effects of weight loss during a very low carbohydrate diet on specific adipose tissue depots and insulin sensitivity in older adults with obesity: a randomized clinical trial
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...
Human Papillomavirus Immunization in Rural Primary Care
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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...
COVID-19–Associated Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children — United States, March–July 2020
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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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Association of Menopausal Hormone Therapy With Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality During Long-term Follow-up of the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Clinical Trials
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Importance: The influence of menopausal hormone therapy on breast cancer remains unsettled with discordant findings from observational studies and randomized clinical trials.
Objective: To assess the association of prior randomized use of...
Symptom Duration and Risk Factors for Delayed Return to Usual Health Among Outpatients with COVID-19 in a Multistate Health Care Systems Network — United States, March–June 2020
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What is already known about this topic?
Relatively little is known about the clinical course of COVID-19 and return to baseline health for persons with milder, outpatient illness.
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...Leukocytosis and Tobacco Use: An Observational Study of Asymptomatic Leukocytosis
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Objective: This study aimed to characterize the white blood cell differential of tobacco smoking-induced leukocytosis and describe the longitudinal impact of smoking cessation on this peripheral blood abnormality.
Methods: Medical records...
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