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Can Plant-Based Diet Deliver Ample Protein for Older Adults?

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 19, 2024

Replacing animal-based protein sources with plant-based alternatives in older adults reduced both the quality and quantity of protein intake only w...

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Vitamin D May Lower Blood Pressure in Seniors With Overweight

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 18, 2024

Systolic and diastolic blood pressures were significantly reduced with vitamin D supplementation in the overall cohort.

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Sustained Benefits With TransCon PTH in Hypoparathyroidism

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 18, 2024

At week 52, the majority of the patients receiving TransCon PTH achieved normal serum calcium levels within the normal range (86%) and independence...

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Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis Presaged by Changes in Gut Microbiome

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 8, 2024

Alterations in the gut microbiome began as early as 10 months before the onset of RA in anti–cyclic citrullinated protein–positive individuals at r...

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No Link Between PPI Use and Risk for Cardiovascular Events

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 7, 2024

Patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease do experience a slight increase in cardiovascular events with PPI use, the researchers noted.

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Treating Obesity May Reduce Pelvic Organ Prolapse Risk

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 7, 2024

“We found that waist/height ratio combined with BMI could help differentiate individuals with varying risks of prolapse more accurately.”

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Maternal BMI and Eating Disorders Tied to Mental Health in Kids

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: November 1, 2024

Maternal eating disorders were associated with psychiatric disorders in the offspring, with the largest effect sizes observed for sleep disorders a...

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Can Fish Skin Grafts Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers?

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: October 31, 2024

The proportion of wounds healed at 16 weeks was higher with intact fish skin grafts than with standard-of-care.

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Few Differences Seen in RA Pain Outcomes for JAK Inhibitors, Biologics

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: October 23, 2024

JAK inhibitors were found to be either marginally more effective or as effective as biologic DMARDs in reducing pain in patients with rheumatoid ar...

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Maternal COVID-19 May Not Harm Baby’s Neural Development

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: October 18, 2024

The lack of an association between exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and abnormal neurodevelopment remained unchanged even when factors such ...

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Automated Insulin Delivery Systems Reduce Burden in Diabetes

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: October 17, 2024

“These findings can be used by health technology assessment bodies and policy makers to inform reimbursement decisions for automated insulin delive...

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Too Few Immunocompromised Veterans Are Getting Zoster Vaccinations

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: October 14, 2024

A study found < 50% of US veterans on chronic immunosuppressive medications received RZV by mid-2023.

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CGM With Geriatric Care Simplifies T1D Management in Seniors

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: October 10, 2024

The intervention group showed a median reduction of 2.6% in the duration of hypoglycemia vs a 0.3% reduction in the control group.

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Rheumatologic Disease–Associated Hyperinflammatory Condition Successfully Treated with Emapalumab

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 27, 2024

Emapalumab-containing regimens showed positive outcomes in patients with rheumatologic disease–associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a rar...

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Walking App Works Only if Users Think It Does

Author:: Shrabasti Bhattacharya

Publish date: September 27, 2024

“Perceived usefulness is also an important factor influencing behavioral effects. Hence, it is essential for apps to be perceived as useful to effe...