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  • Phase 2 Trial of Cemdisiran in Adult Patients with IgA Nephropathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

    Clin J Am Soc Nephrol.

    January 15, 2024

    Clinical Trials
    Nephrology

    Barratt J, Liew A, Yeo SC, Fernström A, Barbour SJ, Sperati CJ, Villanueva R, Wu MJ, Wang D, Borodovsky A, Badri P, Yureneva E, Bhan I, Cattran D.  

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  • National burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Canada, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – a GBD collaborator-led study

    Hassen N, Lacaille D, Xu A, Alandejani A, Sidi S, Mansourian M, Butt ZA, Cahill LE, Iyamu IO, Lang JJ, Rana J, Somayaji R, Sarrafzagedan N, Kopec JA

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  • Effect of Risk Mitigation Guidance opioid and stimulant dispensations on mortality and acute care visits during dual public health emergencies: retrospective cohort study

    Slaunwhite A, Min JE, Palis H, Pauly KUB, Barker B, Crabtree A, Bach P, Krebs E, Dale L, Meilleur L, Nosyk B.

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  • Overcoming barriers to deliver high quality kidney care.

    Nat Rev Nephrol

    .January 11, 2024

    Nephrology

    Levin A.

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  • Summative Evaluation of Vaginal Surgery Skills: Setting A Pass–Fail Score.

    Geoffrion R, Koenig NA, Sunderji Z, Lee T.

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  • Barriers and facilitators to improving the cascade of HIV care in Ontario: a mixed method study.

    BMC Health Services Research.

    January 10, 2024.

    Access to Care
    Infectious Disease & STBBIs

    Mbuagbaw L, Fernando S, Lee C, Owino M, Youssef C, Snow ME.

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  • Management of Tachycardia-Mediated Cardiomyopathy: Experience from the Vancouver General Hospital Cardiac Function Clinic (TMC-EXPLOR Study)

    Can J Hosp Pharm.

    January 10, 2024

    Cardiology & Cardiovascular Disease

    Daulat A, MacGillivray J, Sidsworth M, Turgeon RD.

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  • Effect of the ketone beta-hydroxybutyrate on markers of inflammation and immune function in adults with type 2 diabetes.

    Exp Immunol.

    January 9, 2024

    Chronic Conditions
    Clinical Trials
    Diabetes

    Neudorf H, Islam H, Falkenhain K, Oliveira B, Jackson GS, Moreno-Cabañas A, Madden K, Singer J, Walsh JJ, Little JP. Clin

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  • Cross-sectional and longitudinal neural predictors of physical activity and sedentary behaviour from a 6-month randomized controlled trial.

    Sci Rep.

    January 9, 2024

    Exercise Science & Physical Activity

    Falck RS, Hsu CL, Best JR, Silva NCBS, Hall PA, Li LC, Liu-Ambrose T.

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  • Population-Based Trends in Complexity of Hospital Inpatients.

    JAMA Intern Med.

    January 8, 2024.

    Hospital-based Care

    Naik H, Murray TM, Khan M, Daly-Grafstein D, Liu G, Kassen BO, Onrot J, Sutherland JM, Staples JA.

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  • “What came first?” Population-based evaluation of health care encounters for depression and anxiety before and after inflammatory arthritis diagnosis: Disentangling the relationship between mental health and arthritis.

    Arthritis Care Res.

    January 8, 2024.

    Arthritis
    Chronic Conditions
    Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Howren A, Sayre EC, Avina-Zubieta JA, Puyat JH, Costa DD, Xie H, Davidson E, De Vera MA.

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  • Real-world diagnostic outcomes and cost-effectiveness of genome-wide sequencing for developmental and seizure disorders: evidence from Canada.

    Regier DA, Loewen R, Chan B, Ehman M, Pollard S, Friedman JM, Stockler-Ipsiroglu S, Karnebeek C van, Race S, Elliott AM, Dragojlovic N, Lynd LD, Weymann D.

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