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  • Direct oral anticoagulants: The new standard of care for cancer associated thrombosis.

    Eur J Intern Med.

    March 8, 2024

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Haematology
    Oncology

    Nisio MD, Lee AY.

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  • Pilot Study of a Digital Behavioral Therapy for Overactive Bladder in Women.

    Sooknarine C, Farrell S, Sarma S, Salameh F, Burke N, Staunton B, Carr E, Sexton K, Agnew G, Downey A, D’Arcy F, Cundiff GW.

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  • Enhancing Kidney Transplantation and the Role of Xenografts: Report of a Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation.

    Am J Kidney Dis.

    March 5, 2024

    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant
    Surgery & Procedures

    Adams AB, Blumberg EA, Gill JS, Katz E, Kawai T, Schold JD, Sykes M, Tector A, Sachs DH.

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  • Impact of surgical lung biopsy on lung function and survival in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in a multi-centre registry cohort.

    Respirology

    March 4, 2024

    Chronic Conditions
    Screening & Testing

    Marcoux V, Lok SD, Mondal P, Assayag D, Fisher JH, Shapera S, Morisset J, Manganas H, Fell CD, Hambly N, Cox PG, Kolb M, Gershon AS, To T, Sadatsafavi M, Khalil N, Wong AW, Wilcox PG, Ryerson CJ, Vu T, Johannson KA.

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  • Systemic delivery of proteins using novel peptides via the sublingual route.

    J Control Release

    March 4, 2024

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

    Wu J, Jones N, Hohenwarter L, Zhao F, Chan V, Tan Z, Carlaw T, Morin T, Li J, Kaur T, Andrew LJ, Ross CJD, Hedtrich S, Li S-D.

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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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