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Using Heart Rate to Measure Stress in Healthcare Workers Wearing PAPRs and N95 Masks: Insights from a Randomized Trial
This study investigates the impact of different types of personal protective equipment (PPE), specifically Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) and traditional N95 masks with face shields, on the physiological stress responses of healthcare workers (HWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing an interventional randomized crossover trial design, the research encompasses a simulation phase with ten participants followed… →
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Fermented Noni Polysaccharides and Immune-Related Biomarkers in Adults with Recurrent URTIs: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with placebo, fermented noni polysaccharide supplementation showed numerically greater increases in NK cell activity at all three E:T ratios (50:1, 25:1, and 12.5:1) in the primary mITT/FAS analysis, although these between-group differences did not reach statistical significance. Prespecified per-protocol set (PPS) sensitivity analyses showed significant between-group differences at E:T ratios of 50:1 and… →
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Efficacy of the STEP-Home Transdiagnostic Group Workshop to Improve Functioning, Anger, and Impulse Control in Post-9/11 U.S. Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Post-9/11 U.S. combat veterans are clinically complex with multiple co-occurring mental and physical health conditions that often lead to difficulty reintegrating and functioning in civilian life after military service. Difficulty controlling anger is the most frequently reported reintegration problem and is often present across a wide range of both mental and physical conditions. This randomized… →
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WeChat-Delivered Mobile Medical Nutrition Therapy Intervention in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: As a WeChat-delivered, behavior change wheel-informed intervention, WeMNT successfully reduced 2hPG, HbA1c, and GWG in GDM management. Its integrated self-management model yields robust evidence, validating this patient-centered tool as a viable option for clinical adoption. →
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“We Don’t Fund Good Companies” : A $1.5B VC Explains Why | Ben Lerer, Lerer Hippeau
Listen on YouTube // Apple // Spotify You can also watch/listen to the entire episode on X. Ben Lerer, Managing Partner and Founder of Lerer Hippeau, has built one of New York’s most influential early-stage venture firms across nine funds and nearly $1.5B in AUM. In this VC edition of the GTMnow podcast, Ben sits… →
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Agentic AI: What Leaders Wish They Knew Sooner
As AI agents go beyond the hypothetical and enter actual workflows, many leaders see a gap between the promise and the reality. Are the agents ready? Moreover, are the humans? At the 2026 MIT Sloan CIO Symposium, we sought expert perspective and advice. We asked technology and business leaders, “What have you learned this year… →
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A Prospective Study Comparing Treatment Outcomes of Brentuximab Vedotin Plus AVD versus ABVD in Egyptian Patients with Advanced Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
CONCLUSION: BV+AVD significantly improves PFS and reduces bleomycin-associated toxicity, supporting its adoption as a frontline regimen for advanced cHL. Extended follow-up is required to validate the observed survival benefits. →
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Text Messaging Support for Patients Diagnosed With Impaired Glucose Tolerance During Pregnancy: Nonrandomized Pre-Post Implementation Study Assessing Impact on Postpartum Transitions of Care
CONCLUSIONS: Individuals with IGT rarely receive targeted interventions during pregnancy or delivery hospitalization. This innovative study demonstrates that individuals with IGT have high rates of uptake for postpartum SMS text messaging support, which tripled completion rates of HbA1c screening within 1 year postpartum and doubled the scheduling rate for PCP visits by 12 weeks postpartum.… →
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Your AI coach doesn’t care about you (because it can’t)
As the use of AI shifts from productivity tool to digital therapist, can it really replace human coaching? Jacinta, Katharina, Yida, Mateusz and Samsara, argue that while AI scales support, it cannot offer the ethical judgement, accountability or genuine care central to effective management. The new age of AI has led to efficiency gains in… →
