As glucose levels increased, sepsis-related mortality also increased: 0.9% in the euglycemic group, 3.5% in the mild hyperglycemia group, and 19.3% in the overt hyperglycemia group. Hyperglycemia is a ...

The highest risks were observed for bladder cancer, leukemia, nonmelanoma skin cancer, and kidney cancer. Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) have a ...

Patients with AATD had a 1.6-fold higher risk of any type of middle ear surgery, even after adjusting for age, sex, COPD, and liver cirrhosis. Patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) are ...

The patient was diagnosed with primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the optic nerve based on histopathologic analysis of biopsy. Researchers from Poland reported the case of a patient with ...

Tetrabenazine and olanzapine treatment led to significant improvements in chorea but olanzapine also increased rigidity. Olanzapine improves chorea, irritability, and behavior in patients with ...

The short-supervised group used CPAP fewer hours per night and had lower adherence adjusted for age-specific sleep needs. Two different strategies for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ...

Seladelpar treatment was significantly associated with an increased normalization in the levels of alkaline phosphatase, a biomarker of cholestasis, in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive disease and the most common genetic disease in the United States, predominantly affecting African Americans at a rate of approximately 1 in 500. One ...

Independent predictors of poor survival in HCC included male sex, older age, unmarried status, and advanced-stage disease. The effect of fibrosis on survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) varies ...

Despite his kappa-restricted gammopathy and suspicion of AL amyloidosis, further investigation yielded the accurate diagnosis. Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) can present with a ...

From left: Chelsea Miller, her sons Levee and Kassian, and their father, Jon Rock, at Seattle Children’s Hospital (Photo by Stephene Gaitan) Children with TK2d often stop achieving milestones like ...

Several guidelines have been developed for the diagnosis and management of Fabry disease. The focus of treatment is preserving organ function, maximizing quality of life, and normalizing life ...