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  • External validation of the Post-Concussion Symptoms (PoCS) Rule for predicting mild traumatic brain injury outcome.

    J Neurotrauma.

    January 16, 2024

    Neurology

    Mikolic A, Brasher PM, Brubacher J, Panenka WJ, Scheuermeyer FX, Archambault P, Khazei A, Silverberg ND.

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  • Preparing for colorectal surgery: a feasibility study of a novel web-based multimodal prehabilitation programme in Western Canada.

    Colorectal Dis.

    January 16, 2024.

    Cancer
    Remote Care & Digital Tools
    Surgery & Procedures

    Ip N, Zhang K, Karimuddin AA, Brown CJ, Campbell KL, Puyat JH, Sutherland JM, Conklin AI.

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  • A Machine Learning-Driven Virtual Biopsy System For Kidney Transplant Patients.

    Yoo D, Divard G, Raynaud M, Cohen A, Mone TD, Rosenthal JT, Bentall AJ, Stegall MD, Naesens M, Zhang H, Wang C, Gueguen J, Kamar N, Bouquegneau A, Batal I, Coley SM, Gill JS, Oppenheimer F, Sousa-Amorim ED, Kuypers DRJ, Durrbach A, Seron D, Rabant M, Huyen JPDV, Campbell P, Shojai S, Mengel M, Bestard O, Basic-Jukic N, Jurić I, Boor P, Cornell LD, Alexander MP, Coates PT, Legendre C, Reese PP, Lefaucheur C, Aubert O, Loupy A.

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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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