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  • 8 18 2025

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    New England Journal of Medicine

     


    Coadministered Cagrilintide and Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity

     


    Cagrilintide–Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

     


    A Crossover Trial of Hospital-Wide Lactated Ringer’s Solution versus Normal Saline

      Journal of  American Medical Association

     Dalbavancin for Treatment of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

     Annals of Internal Medicine


    Geographic Variation in Receipt of Care by Specialized Oncologists

     British Medical Journal

    Global, regional, and national characteristics of the main causes of increased disease burden due to the covid-19 pandemic

      Lancet


    Extending the duration of endocrine treatment for early breast cancer: patient-level meta-analysis of 12 randomised trials of aromatase inhibitors in 22 031 postmenopausal women already treated with at least 5 years of endocrine therapy

     JAMA oncology 

    Integrating Quality of Life and Survival in Systemic Therapy for Advanced Hepatocellular CarcinomaA Network Meta-Analysis

      Clinical Gastroenterology

    Noninvasive Disease Assessment in Eosinophilic Esophagitis With Fractionated Exhaled Nitric Oxide, Blood, and Fecal Biomarkers

      Clinical Infectious Diseases

      Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 


    Validation of the ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Patient-Reported Outcomes Questionnaire in a Latin American Vasculitis Cohort

      Circulation


    Association of Smoking Cannabis With Cardiovascular Events Among Veterans With Coronary Artery Disease

     Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Recurrent Events Analysis of MASTER DAPT: Total Ischemic and Bleeding Events After Abbreviated vs Prolonged DAPT in HBR Patients

      JAMA Cardiology

    Early Childhood Food Insecurity and Cardiovascular Health in Young Adulthood

      Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism


    Trends in Osteoporosis Drug Therapy Receipt Among Commercial and Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States, 2011-2022

     Diabetes care

    Lack of Validity of the Glucose Management Indicator in Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy 

     Neurology

    Real-World Evidence of Brexpiprazole Use and 6-Month Mortality, Hospitalization, and Emergency Department Visits Among Persons With Dementia

     Chest

    Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients

    A Randomized Controlled Trial

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine



    Endotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Bronchiectasis Are Associated with Inhaled Antibiotic Response: Results from Two Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Phase III Trials (ORBIT 3 and ORBIT 4)

     Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    Core Outcome Measure for Life Participation in Patients with CKD: Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology Workshops Report

     



    Frailty in Adults with CKD and Validation of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation in Frailty Subgroups

     Kidney International reports

    A Systematic Review of Treatment for Acute Interstitial Nephritis

     

    Double-Icodextrin Dose Randomized Controlled Trial of a Double Icodextrin Dose for Older Patients on Incremental Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

     




    22 min
  • 8 11 2025

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    First we will be discussing articles in New England Journal of Medicine

     


    Finerenone with Empagliflozin in Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

     


    Ciprofloxacin versus Aminoglycoside–Ciprofloxacin for Bubonic Plague

     


    Vepdegestrant, a PROTAC Estrogen Receptor Degrader, in Advanced Breast Cancer

     

    First-Line Camizestrant for Emerging ESR1-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer

     Journal of  American Medical Association

    Alteplase for Acute Ischemic Stroke at 4.5 to 24 Hours

      Annals of Internal Medicine

    Efficacy of a Very-Low-Calorie Weight Loss Diet Plus Exercise Compared With Exercise Alone on Hip Osteoarthritis Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

      JAMA oncology 

    Modeling Population-Level Impacts of Cell-Free DNA Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Canada

      Journal of Clinical Oncology

    Randomized Phase II Study of Concurrent Versus Sequential Pembrolizumab in Combination With Chemoradiation in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

     journal of Hepatology

    A phase IIb randomised-controlled trial of the FFAR1/FFAR4 agonist icosabutate in MASH

       Gastroenterology

    Risk of Gastric Adenocarcinoma After Eradication of Helicobacter pylori

     Clinical Gastroenterology

     Lymphocytic Esophagitis: A Histologic Pattern of Various Underlying Disorders

     Clinical Infectious Diseases


    Target Trial Emulation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Versus No Infection and Risk of Post–COVID-19 Conditions in the Omicron Variant Versus Prior Eras

      Rheumatology 

    Peripheral Biomarker Signatures in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

      Circulation

    Abelacimab Versus Rivaroxaban in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation on Antiplatelet Therapy: A Prespecified Analysis of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 Trial

      Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Using Compression Stockings to Prevent Recurrence of Vasovagal Syncope: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial

     JAMA Cardiology

    Cumulative Life’s Essential 8 Scores and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

      Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism


    Trends in Osteoporosis Drug Therapy Receipt Among Commercial and Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States, 2011-2022

     Diabetes care

    Lack of Validity of the Glucose Management Indicator in Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy

      Neurology

    Statin Initiation and Dementia Incidence in a Large Health Care System From 1997 to 2020: A Target Trial Emulation Study

     


     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

    Endotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection in Bronchiectasis Are Associated with Inhaled Antibiotic Response: Results from Two Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Phase III Trials (ORBIT 3 and ORBIT 4)

     Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitor Therapy and Longitudinal Changes in Kidney Function among Veterans with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

     



    Here are the  articles   from Kidney International reports

    A Systematic Review of Treatment for Acute Interstitial Nephritis

     




    22 min
  • 8 4 2025

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     New England Journal of Medicine

     

    Measurable Residual Disease–Guided Therapy in Newly Diagnosed Myeloma

     


    A Randomized Trial of Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution in Cardiac Surgery


     Journal of  American Medical Association

    Impact of the MISSION Act on Quality and Outcomes of Major Cardiovascular Procedures in Veterans

     Annals of Internal Medicine


    Social Determinants of Health and Long COVID

      British Medical Journal

    Sex related differences in efficacy and safety of antithrombotic therapy in patients with coronary artery disease

      Lancet


    Adjuvant chemotherapy and hormonotherapy versus adjuvant hormonotherapy alone for women aged 70 years and older with high-risk breast cancer based on the genomic grade index (ASTER 70s): a randomised phase 3 trial

     JAMA oncology 

    First-Line Therapy For Advanced Non–Clear Cell Renal Cell CarcinomaA Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

     journal of Hepatology

    Carvedilol vs. propranolol for the prevention of decompensation and mortality in patients with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis

     Gastroenterology

     

    Mebeverine and the Influence of Labeling in Adolescents With Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Functional Abdominal Pain Not Otherwise Specified: A 2 × 2 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

     Clinical Gastroenterology

     Association Between the Inflammatory Potential of Diet and Constipation Among Adults in the United States: A Cross-sectional Study

      Circulation


    Nonculprit Vulnerable Plaques and Prognosis in Myocardial Infarction With Versus Without ST-Segment Elevation: A PROSPECT II Substudy

     Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    10-Year Outcome of Complete or Infarct Artery-Only Revascularization in STEMI With Multivessel Disease: The DANAMI-3-PRIMULTI Study

     JAMA Cardiology

    Mode of Death in Patients With Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection FractionThe FINEARTS-HF Randomized Clinical Trial

     Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism


    Tumor Volume Doubling Time of Less Than 1 Year Is Associated With a Higher Risk of Death From Medullary Thyroid Cancer

     Diabetes care

    Associations of AMH in Midreproductive Years with Bone Mineral Density and Turnover Markers in Midlife

     Neurology

    Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Among Older Patients Using Lamotrigine for Epilepsy

     Chest


    Trajectories of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Results Over 2 Years in Independent Cohorts From China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine


    Iloprost for the Treatment of Severe Septic Shock with Persistent Hypoperfusion: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial

      Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    Decision Readiness and Determinants of KRT among Veterans with Advanced CKD

      Kidney International reports

    Low Energy Diets for Obesity and CKD (SLOW-CKD Randomized Feasibility Study)

     




    20 min
  • 7 28 2025

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    First we will be discussing articles in New England Journal of Medicine

     

    Weekly Fixed-Dose Insulin Efsitora in Type 2 Diabetes without Previous Insulin Therapy

     


    Trastuzumab Deruxtecan or Ramucirumab plus Paclitaxel in Gastric Cancer

     

    Tarlatamab in Small-Cell Lung Cancer after Platinum-Based Chemotherapy

     

    Ivermectin to Control Malaria — A Cluster-Randomized Trial

     Journal of  American Medical Association

    Telehealth and Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Pain

     Annals of Internal Medicine

    Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Incidence of Dementia Among Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

     

      British Medical Journal

    Global, regional, and national characteristics of the main causes of increased disease burden due to the covid-19 pandemic

     

      JAMA oncology 

    Nivolumab and Ipilimumab Combination Treatment in Advanced Ovarian and Endometrial Clear Cell CancersA Nonrandomized Clinical Trial

      journal of Hepatology

    All-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients with chronic hepatitis B and concurrent steatotic liver disease

     Gastroenterology

    Capsule Endoscopy–Guided Proactive Treat-to-Target Versus Continued Standard Care in Patients With Quiescent Crohn’s Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

     Clinical Gastroenterology

     Real-world Clinical Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab and Adalimumab in Biologic-naive Patients With Crohn’s Disease: Results From the EVOLVE Study

      Circulation


    Efficacy and Safety of Inclisiran in Adolescents With Genetically Confirmed Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Results From the Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Part of the ORION-13 Randomized Trial

      Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Biolimus-Eluting Biomatrix Stent vs a Dual-Therapy Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in PCI: The SORT OUT XI Randomized Trial

     JAMA Cardiology

    OCT vs Angiography for Guidance of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Calcified LesionsThe CALIPSO Randomized Clinical Trial

      Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism


    The Role of Whole Food Plant-Based Food Intake on Postprandial Glycemia in Type 1 Diabetes

     Diabetes care

    Associations of Concurrent Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes With Mortality Outcomes: A Prospective Study of U.S. Adults

      Chest

    Clinical Remission Over 2 Years With Benralizumab in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine


    Deep Learning Estimation of Small Airway Disease from Inspiratory Chest Computed Tomography: Clinical Validation, Repeatability, and Associations with Adverse Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

      Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    Unveiling the Causal Relationship between Thyroid and Kidney Function: A Multivariable Mendelian Randomization

     



    Here are the  articles   from Kidney International reports


    Characterization of Monogenic Kidney Disease in Older Patients With CKD

     




    23 min
  • 7 21 2025

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    New England Journal of Medicine

     


    Perioperative Durvalumab in Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer

     


    First-Line Treatment of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis with Prednisone or Methotrexate

     

    Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis with Cyclophosphamide and Cyclosporin

      Journal of  American Medical Association

    Hepatitis C Screening in Emergency Departments

    The DETECT Hep C Randomized Clinical Trial

     Annals of Internal Medicine


    Vaporized Nicotine Products for Smoking Cessation Among

      British Medical Journal

    Global, regional, and national characteristics of the main causes of increased disease burden due to the covid-19 pandemic

     Lancet


    Safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of the first-in-class GLP-1 and amylin receptor agonist, amycretin: a first-in-human, phase 1, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

      Journal of Clinical Oncology

    Acalabrutinib Plus Bendamustine-Rituximab in Untreated Mantle Cell Lymphoma

      Gastroenterology

    Electroacupuncture Reduces Duration of Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Randomized Trial

     Clinical Gastroenterology

     

    Budesonide Versus Mesalamine in Microscopic Colitis: A Comparative Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

      Circulation


    Pulsed Field Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation With Continuous Electrocardiographic Monitoring Follow-Up: ADVANTAGE AF Phase 2

     Journals of the American College of Cardiology

    Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Post-PCI Physiology Assessment to Predict Clinical Outcomes: An ILUMIEN-IV Substudy

      JAMA Cardiology

    Emergency Department–Based Education and mHealth Empowerment Intervention for HypertensionThe TOUCHED Randomized Clinical Trial

     Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism


    Clomiphene Citrate Medication for Infertility and Risk of Stillbirth or Neonatal Death: A Population-based Cohort Study 

     Diabetes care

    Comparison of Serum Creatinine– and Cystatin C–Based eGFR at Baseline and Their Prediction of Incident Moderate Albuminuria in Individuals With Type 1 Diabetes 

      Neurology

    Lamotrigine and Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Target Trial Approach

     Chest

    Modified Cuff Leak Test for Predicting the Risk of Reintubation in Patients With Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

    mThe American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine



    Airway Scaffolds for Emphysema-related Hyperinflation: Six-Month Results from the BREATHE Trial

     Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    The Emerging Nephrology Physician Workforce in the United States: Defining an Impending Shortfall

     Kidney International reports

    Point-of-Care Testing and Integrated Digital Health Technology for CKD Screening in High-Risk Populations of India

     




    21 min
  • 7 14 2025

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     New England Journal of Medicine

     As-Needed Albuterol–Budesonide in Mild Asthma

     


    Global Effect of Cardiovascular Risk Factors on Lifetime Estimates

     

    Intravenous Tenecteplase before Thrombectomy in Stroke

     


    Overall Survival with Inavolisib in PIK3CA-Mutated Advanced Breast Cancer

    Journal of  American Medical Association

    Obesity Variation Among Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Adults in the US

    Annals of Internal Medicine


    Development and Validation of Body Mass Index–Specific Waist Circumference Thresholds in Postmenopausal Women

     British Medical Journal

    Global, regional, and national characteristics of the main causes of increased disease burden due to the covid-19 pandemic

     Lancet



    Mitapivat in adults with non-transfusion-dependent α-thalassaemia or β-thalassaemia (ENERGIZE): a phase 3, international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

      JAMA oncology 


    Adjuvant Chemoradiation and Immunotherapy for Extrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder CancerA Randomized Clinical Trial

     Journal of Clinical Oncology

    Use of Low-Value Cancer Treatments in Medicare Advantage Versus Traditional Medicare

    journal of Hepatology

    Modeling the health and economic impact of pharmacologic therapies for MASLD in the United States

      Gastroenterology

     

    Diagnostic Accuracy of Timed Barium Esophagram for Achalasia

      Clinical Gastroenterology

     

     Lymphocytic Esophagitis: A Histologic Pattern of Various Underlying Disorders

      Rheumatology 

    Association of Soluble Immune Checkpoint Molecules PD1 and 4-1BB With CTLA-4Ig Treatment Response in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

     Circulation


     Burden of Cardiovascular Outcomes After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in South Korea and Japan: A Binational Population-Based Cohort Study

     Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Plaque Vulnerability and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Burden in Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis

      JAMA Cardiology

    Cumulative Life’s Essential 8 Scores and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

     Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

    Effects of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on β-Cell Response in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

     Diabetes care

    Economic Costs Attributed to Diagnosed Diabetes in Each U.S. State and the District of Columbia: 2021

     Neurology

    Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and the Functional Outcome of Patients Treated With Endovascular Thrombectomy for Ischemic Stroke

      Chest

    Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients

     he American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine



    Prevention of Cardiovascular and Other Systemic Adverse Outcomes in Patients with Asthma Treated with Biologics

    Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    High Heat Exposure and Medical Utilization among the CKD Population

    Kidney International reports


    Holistic Impact of CKD: A Clinical, Economic, and Environmental Analysis by IMPACT CKD






    25 min
  • 7 7 2025


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     New England Journal of Medicine

     

    Structured Exercise after Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Colon Cancer

     

    Tirzepatide as Compared with Semaglutide for the Treatment of Obesity

     

    Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer

      Journal of  American Medical Association

    Lorundrostat in Participants With Uncontrolled Hypertension and Treatment-Resistant Hypertension: The Launch-HTN Randomized Clinical Trial

     Annals of Internal Medicine

    Risk for Stroke After Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation During Hospitalization for Other Primary Diagnoses

    A Retrospective Cohort Study

      British Medical Journal

    Global, regional, and national characteristics of the main causes of increased disease burden due to the covid-19 pandemic

      Lancet

    Surgery versus corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndrome (DISTRICTS): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial

      Gastroenterology

     

    Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging vs Ultrasonography for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance: A Randomized, Single-Center Trial

      Clinical Gastroenterology

     Esophageal Expert Development of a Preliminary Question Prompt List for Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Modified Delphi Study

      Clinical Infectious Diseases

    Glucocorticoid Dosing and Implications for Vaccination: Evolution of Global Definitions

     Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 

    Association of Klotho and Gout in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: National Health and Nutrition Survey (2007–2016)

      Circulation


    FMO2 Prevents Pathological Cardiac Hypertrophy by Maintaining the ER-Mitochondria Association Through Interaction With IP3R2-Grp75-VDAC1

      Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Long-Acting Factor XI Inhibition and Periprocedural Bleeding: An Analysis From AZALEA-TIMI 71

      JAMA Cardiology

    Cardiomyopathy-Associated Gene Variants in Atrial Fibrillation

     Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

    Cost-effectiveness Analysis Comparing Conventional and Digital Software Supported Management for Hypothyroidism

     Diabetes care

    Impact of Islet Transplantation on Diabetes Complications and Mortality in Patients Living With Type 1 Diabetes

     Neurology

    Association of Predicted Visceral Fat Percentage With Dementia Risk in Older Adults: The Role of Genetic Risk and Lifestyle

     Chest

    Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Low- and Middle-Income vs High-Income Countries

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

    Early versus Delayed Switching from Controlled to Assisted Ventilation: A Target Trial Emulation

     Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    High Heat Exposure and Medical Utilization among the CKD Population

     Kidney International reports


    Effect of Sleep Characteristics on Rapid Estimated GFR Decline in Adults with Normal Kidney Function

     




    21 min
  • 6 30 2025


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     New England Journal of Medicine

     


    Routine Cerebral Embolic Protection during Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation



    Efruxifermin in Compensated Liver Cirrhosis Caused by MASH

    Journal of  American Medical Association

    Complete AI-Enabled Echocardiography Interpretation With Multitask Deep Learning

    Annals of Internal Medicine


    Risk for Stroke After Newly Diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation During Hospitalization for Other Primary Diagnoses


    British Medical Journal

    Effect of UK Quality and Outcomes Framework pay-for-performance programme on quality of primary care

    journal of Hepatology


    Histological severity, clinical outcomes and impact of antiviral treatment in indeterminate phase of chronic hepatitis B: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Clinical Gastroenterology

     

    The Tissue Systems Pathology Test Objectively Risk-Stratifies Patients With Barrett’s Esophagus: Results From a Multicenter US Clinical Experience Study


    Delayed Perforation After Endoscopic Resection of Upper Gastrointestinal Tumors: CT Findings to Identify Patients Requiring Surgery

    Clinical Infectious Diseases


    Antimicrobial Stewardship and Beyond: The Many Essential Roles of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists

      Circulation


    Lymphatic Endothelial Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolic Defects Undermine Cardiac Lymphatic Integrity and Drive HFpEF

     Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension:

      JAMA Cardiology

    Asundexian or Apixaban in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation According to Prior Oral Anticoagulant UseA Subgroup Analysis of the OCEANIC-AF Randomized Clinical Trial

     Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism


    Decreased Neutrophils Are Associated With Reduced Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Incidence

     Diabetes care

    Cellular Versus Acellular Matrix Products for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment: The Dermagraft and Oasis Longitudinal Comparative Efficacy Study (DOLCE)—A Randomized Clinical Trial 

     

    Neurology

    Noninvasive Assessment of the Risk Features of Hemorrhage in Moyamoya Disease Using 7T MRI

     Chest

    Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcomes

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine


    Elastance May Determine the Neuromuscular Blockade Effect on Mortality in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

     Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    Efficacy and Safety of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors in Patients with and without Advanced CKD: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Kidney International reports

    Dotinurad Treatment for Patients With Hyperuricemia Complicating CKD

     




    20 min
  • 6 9 2025

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    New England Journal of Medicine

    Phase 3 Trial of Semaglutide in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatohepatitis

     


    Navigational Bronchoscopy or Transthoracic Needle Biopsy for Lung Nodules

     

    Omitting Regional Nodal Irradiation after Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

     


    A Trial of Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole in Pregnancy to Improve Birth Outcomes

      Journal of  American Medical Association

    Clinical Validation of a Circulating Tumor DNA–Based Blood Test to Screen for Colorectal Cancer

     Annals of Internal Medicine


    Effects of a Hypotension-Avoidance Versus a Hypertension-Avoidance Strategy on Neurocognitive Outcomes After Noncardiac Surgery

      Lancet

    Comparison of supplemental breast cancer imaging techniques—interim results from the BRAID randomised controlled trial

      Journal of Clinical Oncology

    Explaining the Relationships Between Age, Endocrine Therapy Persistence, and Risk of Recurrence in Hormone Receptor–Positive Early Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study

      journal of Hepatology

    Utility of AI digital pathology as an aid for pathologists scoring fibrosis in MASH

       Gastroenterology

     

    Human Enteric Glia Diversity in Health and Disease: New Avenues for the Treatment of Hirschsprung Disease

      Clinical Gastroenterology

     

    The Complex Relationship Between Pain, Mental Health, and Quality-of-Life in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation

     Clinical Infectious Diseases


    Association Between Delayed Broad-Spectrum Gram-negative Antibiotics and Clinical Outcomes

     Rheumatology 

    Prevalence of Frailty and Associated Factors in a US-Wide Cohort of Rheumatic Diseases

      Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Disentangling the Impact of Adiposity From Insulin Resistance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

      JAMA Cardiology

    Sex-Specific Association of Myocardial Fibrosis With Mortality in Patients With Aortic Stenosis

      Diabetes care

    Cardiovascular and Kidney Outcomes and Mortality With Long-Acting Injectable and Oral Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials 

      Neurology

    Association of Nonmodifiable Risk Factors With Alzheimer Disease Blood Biomarkers in Community-Dwelling Adults in the ESTHER Study

      Chest

    Clinical Efficacy of Serum Antiglycopeptidolipid Core IgA Antibody Test for Screening Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease in Bronchiectasis

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine


    Impact of the CAPTURE Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool in U.S. Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

      Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

    Clinical Implications of Slope of GFR in Clinical Trials of CKD Progression

     Kidney International reports

    Nephrotic Syndrome Thromboprophylaxis With Direct Oral Anticoagulants or Vitamin K Antagonists

     





    21 min
  • 6 2 2025

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     New England Journal of Medicine

    Sotatercept in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension at High Risk for Death

     


    Oral Semaglutide and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetes

    A Phase 3 Trial of Upadacitinib for Giant-Cell Arteritis

     Journal of  American Medical Association

     Add-On Treatment With Zilebesiran for Inadequately Controlled Hypertension

    The KARDIA-2 Randomized Clinical Trial

     



    Dexmedetomidine- or Clonidine-Based Sedation Compared With Propofol in Critically Ill Patients

    The A2B Randomized Clinical Trial

     



     Annals of Internal Medicine

    Trends in Utilization of Glucose- and Weight-Lowering Medications After Tirzepatide Approval in the United States

      British Medical Journal

    A village doctor-led mobile health intervention for cardiovascular risk reduction in rural China

      Lancet

    Negative pressure wound therapy versus usual care in patients with surgical wound healing by secondary intention in the UK (SWHSI-2): an open-label, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial

     journal of Hepatology

    Utility of AI digital pathology as an aid for pathologists scoring fibrosis in MASH

     Gastroenterology

     

    Human Enteric Glia Diversity in Health and Disease: New Avenues for the Treatment of Hirschsprung Disease

     Clinical Gastroenterology

     

    The Complex Relationship Between Pain, Mental Health, and Quality-of-Life in Patients With Cirrhosis Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation

     Rheumatology 

    Exploring the Association of Sociodemographic Factors and Primary Diagnosis With Transition Readiness in Adolescents With Rheumatic Disease


     Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 

    Association of Patient Sex With Inpatient Mortality After Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis

     Circulation


    Exploring Integrin α5β1 as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

       Journals of the American College of Cardiology


    Disentangling the Impact of Adiposity From Insulin Resistance in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

      JAMA Cardiology

    Clinical Phenotype and Prognosis of Asymptomatic Patients With Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloid Infiltration

      Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

    Fetal/Maternal-Determined Birth Weight and Adulthood Type 2 Diabetes and Its Subtypes: A Mendelian Randomization Study

     

     Neurology

    Stability and Accuracy of a Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease Over 10 Years

     Chest

    Video vs Direct Laryngoscopy for Tracheal Intubation After Cardiac Arrest

     

     The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine


    Impact of the CAPTURE Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Screening Tool in U.S. Primary Care: A Cluster-Randomized Trial

     Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology


    High-Diversity Plant-Based Diet and Gut Microbiome, Plasma Metabolome, and Symptoms in Adults with CKD

     Kidney International reports


    Kidney Transplantation Improves Survival in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitides With End-Stage Kidney Disease

     




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