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Researchers observed no independent association between chronic kidney disease and pre- or post-event dementia among patients with transient ischemic attack and stroke, according to results of a population-based cohort study. “In one previous study, CKD was predictive of all-cause dementia independent of both previous symptomatic cerebrovascular disease and small vessel disease on brain
Non-speculum sampling by clinicians and self-sampling “substantially increased” cervical cancer screening uptake in women aged 50 to 64 years who were overdue for screening, according to researchers. The American Cancer Society predicted that nearly 15,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer would be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2021, and that the average age at diagnosis for the
Patients with vision-threatening eye diseases who belong to a racial or ethnic minority group reported feeling less respected by clinicians than their non-Hispanic white counterparts, according to a cross-sectional cohort study.
Among patients treated with sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus, the minimal monitoring approach achieved sustained virological response similar to standard monitoring, according to research. “In low-income and middle-income countries, where over 80% of individuals with chronic HCV reside, costs associated with recommended diagnostics such as pretreatment genotyping and
Obstructive sleep apnea and COPD overlap syndrome is common and is associated with worse outcomes, poorer quality of life and a higher prevalence of comorbidities such as diabetes and hypertension compared with COPD only, researchers reported.“Our study suggests that OSA is common in patients with COPD in pulmonary outpatient clinics, and pulmonologists should ... consider screening for OSA