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Brigham researchers conducted a prospective trial in which Black and Latinx adults with asthma, whose mortality rates from asthma are twice as high as those of white individuals, were asked to use an inhaled glucocorticoid whenever they used a quick reliever. They reported improvements on every outcome measure studied.
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Ashley L. Miller, MD, a resident in the Division of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues demonstrated that VESPA can identify patients scheduled for major otolaryngologic head and neck surgery who are at risk of delayed or complex discharge.
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SGLT2 inhibitors like dapagliflozin reduce hospitalization for heart failure and progression of diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes, but decrease systolic and diastolic blood pressure only minimally. Brigham researchers investigated whether their efficacy might depend on pre-treatment blood pressure.
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Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have determined aspirin and other over-the-counter analgesics are associated with the risk of persistent tinnitus, although the direction and magnitude differ for individual agents.
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Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Brigham, Ahmed Siddiqi, DO, MBA, of the Orthopedic Institute of Central Jersey, and colleagues performed a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing bupivacaine with a shorter-acting spinal anesthetic, mepivacaine, during elective TJA.
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Daniel J. Stein, MD, MPH, in the Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Joseph D. Feuerstein, MD, and a colleague recently reviewed for hospitalists the first-line diagnostic and treatment options when acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding is suspected.
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Ellen W. Seely, MD, and colleagues used a structured survey to ascertain the experience of preeclampsia from the patient’s point of view. The responses demonstrate a need for routine, thorough patient education about preeclampsia early in pregnancy, as well as better postpartum care.
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To examine the value of large-scale collaboration, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and colleagues worldwide recently determined core predictors of functional outcome in bipolar disorder, independent of treatment organization or societal differences.
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Surgeons commonly voice the opinion that work relative value units (wRVUs) do not accurately quantify surgeon workload or determine appropriate reimbursement. Brigham researchers investigated and found wRVUs correlate well with mean operative time for the most common surgical procedures across various specialties.
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Stella E. Lee, MD, of the Division of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues speculate that global IL-4Rα inhibition could have immune consequences. In a research note, they report preliminary data on how targeting IL-4Rα with dupilumab changes the local inflammatory milieu.
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