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  • Ongoing Gaps in the Hepatitis C Care Cascade during the Direct-Acting Antiviral Era in a Large Retrospective Cohort in Canada: A Population-Based Study.

    Passos-Castilho AM, Murphy DG, Blouin K, Benedetti A, Panagiotoglou D, Bruneau J, Klein MB, Kwong JC, Sander B, Janjua NZ, Greenaway C.

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  • The clinical frailty scale for risk stratification in patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

    Chest

    February 27, 2024

    Chronic Conditions

    Guler SA, Marinescu DC, Cox G, Durand C, Fisher JH, Grant-Orser A, Goobie GC, Hambly N, Johannson KA, Khalil N, Kolb M, Lok S, MacIsaac S, Manganas H, Marcoux V, Morisset J, Scallan C, Shapera S, Sun K, Zheng B, Ryerson CJ, Wong AW.

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  • Risk of Severe COVID-19-Related Outcomes among Patients with Cirrhosis: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Canada.

    García HAV, Adu PA, Okonkwo-Dappa A, Makuza JD, Cua G, Binka M, Wilton J, Sbihi H, Janjua NZ.

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  • COVID-19 Immunologic Antiviral Therapy With Omalizumab (CIAO)—a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

    Le M, Khoury L, Lu Y, Prosty C, Cormier M, Cheng MP, Fowler R, Murthy S, Tsang JLY, Ben-Shoshan M, Rahme E, Golchi S, Dendukuri N, Lee TC, Netchiporouk E.

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  • Digital Humans to Combat Loneliness and Social Isolation: Ethics Concerns and Policy Recommendations.

    The Hastings Center Report.

    February 23, 2024

    Editorial
    Ethics
    Mental Health & Wellbeing
    Remote Care & Digital Tools

    Jecker NS, Sparrow R, Lederman Z, Ho A.

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  • Estimating effects of time-varying exposures on mortality risk.

    Thomson TJ, Hu XJ, Nosyk B.

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  • Investigating the influence of patient eligibility characteristics on the number of deferrable rheumatologist visits: planning for a patient-initiated follow-up (PIFU) strategy.

    J Rheumatol

    February 1, 2024

    Arthritis
    Chronic Conditions
    Rheumatology

    Subdar S, Dhiman K, Hartfeld NMS, Hoens AM, White K, Manske SL, Hazlewood G, Lacaille D, Lopatina E, Barber MRW, Mosher D, Fifi-Mah A, Twilt M, Luca N, Then KL, Crump T, Zafar S, Osinski K, Barber CEH.

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  • Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring Technology for Patients With Asymptomatic Elevated Blood Pressure Discharged From the Emergency Department: Pilot Study.

    Tran KC, Mak M, Kuyper LM, Bittman J, Mangat B, Lindsay H, Sing CK, Xu L, Wong H, Dawes M, Khan N, Ho K.

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  • Association Between Anesthesiologist Sex and Patients’ Postoperative Outcomes: A Population-based Cohort Study.

    Ann Surg

    January 24, 2024

    Sex & Gender
    Surgery & Procedures

    Jerath A, Satkunasivam R, Kaneshwaran K, Aminoltejari K, Chang A, MacDonell DSY, Kealey A, Ladowski S, Sarmah A, 10 Flexman AM, Lorello GR, Nabecker S, Coburn N, Conn LG, Klaassen Z, Ranganathan S, Riveros C, McCartney CJL, Detsky AS, Wallis CJD.

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  • Evaluation of PHARM-HF, a pharmacist-led heart failure medication titration clinic: A pre-post study.

    Ladhar S, Hawkins NM, Virani SA, Turgeon RD.

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  • Histologic and Clinical Factors Associated with Kidney Outcomes in IgA Vasculitis Nephritis.

    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol

    January 23, 2024

    Nephrology

    Barbour SJ, Coppo R, Er L, Pillebout E, Russo ML, Alpers CE, Fogo AB, Ferrario F, Jennette JC, Roberts ISD, Cook HT, Ding J, Su B, Zhong X, Fervenza FC, Zand L, Peruzzi L, Lucchetti L, Katafuchi R, Shima Y, Yoshikawa N, Ichikawa D, Suzuki Y, Murer L, Wyatt RJ, Nelson RD, Narus JH, Wenderfer S, Geetha D, Daugas E, Monteiro RC, Nakatani S, Mastrangelo A, Nuutinen M, Koskela M, Weber LT, Hackl A, Pohl M, Pecoraro C, Tsuboi N, Yokoo T, Takafumi I, Fujimoto S, Conti G, Santoro D, Materassi M, Zhang H, Shi S, Liu ZH, Tesar V, Maixnerova D, Avila-Casado C, Bajema I, Barreca A, Becker JU, Comstock JM, Cornea V, Eldin K, Hernandez LH, Hou J, Joh K, Lin M, Messias N, Muda AO, Pagni F, Diomedi-Camassei F, Tokola H, D’Armiento M, Seidl M, Rosenberg A, Sannier A, Soares MF, Wang S, Zeng C, Haas M.

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  • Impact of Canagliflozin on Kidney and Cardiovascular Outcomes by Type 2 Diabetes Duration: A Pooled Analysis of the CANVAS Program and CREDENCE trials.

    Diabetes Care

    January 22, 2024

    Chronic Conditions
    Diabetes
    Nephrology

    Tobe SW, Mavrakanas TA, Bajaj HS, Levin A, Tangri N, Slee A, Neuen BL, Perkovic V, Mahaffey KW, Rapattoni W, Ang FG.

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