Recent randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy and safety of thoracic paravertebral nerve block (TPVB) versus local infiltration (LI) anesthesia during percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) in patients with thoracic osteoporotic vertebral…
China: A new study published in Academic Radiology suggests that deep learning–based image reconstruction significantly enhances image quality in dual-energy CT portal venography, even when both radiation dose and contrast…
Researchers have found in a new study a potential causal associations between alopecia areata and blood levels of glutamine, citric acid, glucose, as well as various lipids and lipoproteins. Initial…
Japan: A study published in the Journal of Refractive Surgery reports that horizontal fixation of implantable collamer lenses (ICL) results in a larger postoperative vault, whereas vertical fixation may offer…
Researchers have found in a new study that in non-diabetic patients with advanced chronic kidney disease, combined therapy with sacubitril/valsartan and dapagliflozin effectively controlled blood pressure, reduced proteinuria, and slowed…
Researchers have found in a new study that threadlockers significantly improved abutment screw retention, with methacrylate outperforming dimethacrylate. Reduced detorque under cyclic loading emphasizes the need for improved retention strategies,…
Researchers have analysed a cohort of 528,816 women aged 20–49 and found that, those married in childhood and giving birth during adolescence had significantly higher odds of undergoing hysterectomy (OR…
Researchers have found in a new study that adding Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) during cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly reduces the risk of cardioembolic stroke,…
Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in…
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