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Hyperbaric Treatment of Air or Gas Embolism: Current Recommendations.

Moon RE, Mitchell SJ · 2025 · Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc

Gas can enter arteries (arterial gas embolism) due to alveolar-capillary disruption (caused by pulmonary overpressurization, e.g. breath-hold ascent by divers), veins (venous gas embolism, VGE) as a result of tissue bubble formation due to…

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No survival benefit is associated with pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy in lymph node-negative early-stage endometrioid endometrial cancer.

Yalcin Y, Yalcin SE, Demir BC et al. · 2026 · BMC surgery

OBJECTIVE: The therapeutic role of lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer remains controversial. Although systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy (PPLND) has been suggested to improve survival in certain patients, randomized…

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Adjuvant therapy for renal cell carcinoma: lessons from past failures and new opportunities in the era of immune checkpoint inhibition.

Liu Z, Cong X, Liu Z et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in immunology

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has historically posed a significant therapeutic challenge in the adjuvant setting. Although surgical resection remains the cornerstone of curative-intent treatment for localized disease, a substantial proportion…

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Hypofractionated Versus Single-Session Radiosurgery to Preserve Hearing in Patients Affected by Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma: The ACOUNEU Randomized Clinical Trial.

Marchetti M, Pinzi V, Gemma M et al. · 2025 · International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Purpose During the last decades, in addition to tumor control, hearing preservation has become an important priority in the treatment of vestibular schwannoma (VS). Given that the potential advantages of hypofractionated radiosurgery (hRS)…

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Can visual acceleration evoke a sensation of tilt?

Harris LR, Jörges B, Bury N et al. · 2025 · Experimental brain research

Under the microgravity of the International Space Station, many of the normal processes that determine the perceptual upright on Earth are disrupted. For example, somatosensory cues are absent and an applied physical linear acceleration…

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External cold and vibration with BUZZY versus topical anesthetic gel for pain and anxiety associated with infiltrative anesthesia in pediatric dentistry: a double-blinded, split-mouth, randomized, controlled trial.

Faghihian R, Tofighi MM, Ziaei S et al. · 2025 · European oral research

Purpose A way to reduce the pain of injection is applying of external cold or vibrations with BUZZY, along with spinal cord gate control systems. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of this method in reducing children's pain and anxiety…

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Bioavailability as Proof to Authorize the Clinical Testing of Neurodegenerative Drugs-Protocols and Advice for the FDA to Meet the ALS Act Vision.

Niazi SK · 2024 · International journal of molecular sciences

Although decades of intensive drug discovery efforts to treat neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) have failed, around half a million patients in more than 2000 studies continue being tested, costing over USD 100 billion, despite the…

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Beyond the evidence: The cervical collar as cultural artefact.

Nutbeam T · 2026 · Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine

Background Cervical collar application remains prevalent in trauma care despite the absence of evidence of neurological benefit from spinal immobilisation. Clinical behaviour in this area has proven resistant to change, and the persistence…

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A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Timing of Soft Tissue Augmentation in Immediate Implant Placement: Soft Tissue Changes and Esthetic Outcome.

Struys T, Christiaens V, De Bruyckere T et al. · 2025 · Clinical implant dentistry and related research

Aim To assess the impact of the timing of soft tissue augmentation on soft tissue changes and esthetic outcome following single immediate implant placement (IIP) in the anterior maxilla. Materials and methods Patients with a failing tooth…

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Psychiatric morbidity following liothyronine exposure in autoimmune hypothyroidism: a Swedish nationwide cohort study.

Hedberg F, Lindh JD, Mannheimer B et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Endocrine Society

Context Levothyroxine (LT4) is the primary treatment of hypothyroidism. Despite adequate LT4 substitution some patients experience symptoms and the use of adjunct liothyronine (LT3) has increased. Several trials show no clear advantage of…

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Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Biologics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Matera MG, Calzetta L, Rogliani P et al. · 2025 · International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous condition with limited response to standard anti-inflammatory therapies. Biologics targeting specific inflammatory pathways have emerged as potential treatments,…

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Personalized automatic management of tracheal cuff pressure and subglottic secretions drainage to prevent pneumonia in critically ill intubated patients. The MICROINHALO multicenter randomized controlled trial.

De Pascale G, Cutuli SL, Vargas M et al. · 2026 · Intensive care medicine

Purpose The MICROINHALO trial investigated whether personalized management of endotracheal tube cuff pressure (Pcuff) based on exhaled CO 2 measurement combined with automatic subglottic space drainage (SSD) may prevent tracheal…

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<i>In vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> anthelmintic activity of <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> against gastrointestinal nematodes of free-grazing goats from Ayacucho, Peru.

Flores-Prado V, Godoy-Padilla D, Limaymanta-Zavala M et al. · 2025 · Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research

Objective The study assessed the anthelmintic activity of Artemisia absinthium ethanolic extract for controlling gastrointestinal nematodes in goats, both in vitro using infective larvae and in vivo in naturally infected goats under…

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Magnesium sulfate in the management of acute ischemic stroke: A review of the literature and future directions.

Feygin MS, Brenner A, Tanweer O · 2025 · Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association

Background The management of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) was revolutionized within the last 15 years with the introduction of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) to standard of care. Despite the success of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in…

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Five-year oncological outcomes after enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) compared to conventional care for colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort of 981 patients.

Tidadini F, Trilling B, Sage PY et al. · 2024 · Techniques in coloproctology

Background The enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol has been introduced over the past three decades for patients undergoing colorectal surgery. However, the effect of this program on long-term survival is poorly studied. We…

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Plasma clearance of 5-fluorouracil is more influenced by variations in glomerular filtration rate than by uracil concentration.

Matheux A, Collas L, Grisard M et al. · 2024 · Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology

Objectives The use of plasma uracil measurements to detect dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency is one of the methods for preventing toxicities associated with fluoropyrimidines, including 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU). Unfortunately,…

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Comparison of thrombectomy alone versus bridging thrombolysis in a US population using regression discontinuity analysis.

Kim Y, Salazar-Marioni S, Abdelkhaleq R et al. · 2025 · Scientific reports

The role of intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) in combination with endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for the treatment of large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke has been evaluated exclusively outside the US, in randomized clinical trials…

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