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Natural History of Asymptomatic Renal Stones Before RC

Physician's Weekly

They reviewed individuals referred for RC and UD between 2015 and 2023 at a single center. The primary endpoints were 90-day postoperative complications, stone-related adverse events (AEs), and spontaneous stone passage (SSP) during follow-up. Preoperative CT scans were analyzed to identify those with asymptomatic renal stones.

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Cosmetic Outcomes of Temporal Vein Phlebectomy

Physician's Weekly

Researchers conducted a retrospective study to evaluate patient satisfaction as an indicator of treatment efficacy in the initial cohort who underwent facial phlebectomy surgery. They reviewed data from 22 individuals treated with facial phlebectomy for temporal and periorbital veins between June 2015 and October 2021.

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Q&A: Cannabis Use Tied to Reduced Working Memory

Physician's Weekly

Gowin and his colleagues analyzed data from 1,003 adults between 22 and 36 years of age who had functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), urine toxicology, and cannabis use results collected at one academic site between 2012 and 2015 as part of the Human Connectome Project. It’s more complicated than that. The cohort (mean age, 28.7

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The Future Of Vision And Eye Care

The Medical Futurist

In 2015, surgeons in Manchester, UK have performed the first bionic eye implant for an AMD patient using Second Sight’s innovation. In 2016, The Guardian reported that a blind woman suffering from this disease was fitted with the implant labelled “bionic eye” in the UK as part of a trial at the Oxford Eye Hospital.

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When to Go to a Doctor for Chest Congestion: At-home Care vs. Medical Attention

Doctor On Demand

This may mean you’re not getting enough oxygen, which can cause serious complications. Am I at risk for complications due to my medical history? If chest congestion is severe, prolonged, or caused by an infection, doctors may prescribe medicine to speed up recovery and avoid complications. What warning signs should I watch for?

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Surely You Must be Kidding, PTO?!? “No, and Don’t Call Me Shirley!” – The Seemingly Slapstick (But Yet Unfunny) World of Recent Patent Term Extension Decisions (PART 2)

FDA Law Blog

FDA-2015-E-2602, FDA-2015-E-2604, FDA-2015-E-2619, and FDA-2015-E-2615), and concern FDA’s July 23, 2014 Accelerated Approval of NDA 205858 and NDA 206545 for ZYDELIG (idelalisib) Tablets for different uses. While that’s quite a while ago, the file was complicated by a fight over the IRTNMTA (see our previous post here ).

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PEMPix 2024 Online Case #3: It’s a Small World

PEMBlog

While most cases spontaneously resolve in 2- 4 months, complications may include vision-debilitating scarring, infection, pseudocyst formation, and corneal perforation. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2015-308251 McMonnies CW. References Mudgil T, Nagpal R, Goel S, Basu S. Acute Corneal Hydrops: Etiology, Risk Factors, and Management.