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The economic value of empowering older patients transitioning from hospital to home: evidence from the ‘Your Care Needs You’ intervention
CONCLUSION: The results suggest that YCNY is a potentially cost-effective strategy for improving hospital-to-home transitions for older adults. The study supports integrating patient-involved interventions like YCNY into routine NHS practice, with the potential to improve both efficiency and quality of healthcare delivery. →
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Dynamic release of extracellular particles after opening of the blood-brain barrier predicts glioblastoma susceptibility to paclitaxel
Liquid biopsies hold promise to improve the diagnosis, assessment of response to therapy, and ultimately guide the management of cancer patients. However, implementation of this approach in brain tumors has proven challenging due to the limited passage of molecules across the blood-brain barrier (BBB). We recently reported results from a phase I clinical trial in… →
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The potential effects of cinnamon, cumin, and Rosuvastatin on lipid profile among Iraqi patients with dyslipidemia
CONCLUSION: Conclusions: The study provides evidence that indicates the cumin, cinnamon both have antihyperlipidemic effect but less than Rosuvastatin in dyslipidaemia patients. It can be used as an adjuvant treatment with other drugs to decrease triglyceride, cholesterol, low density lipoprotein and increase high density lipoprotein levels. →
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Rewire Organizational Knowledge With GenAI
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Despite the enthusiasm around generative AI, many projects fall short of expectations and fail to deliver business value. In July, Gartner predicted that by the end of 2025, 30% of GenAI initiatives will have been abandoned after proof of concept. The problem is less about technology and more about… →
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Hungry for Learning: Wendy’s Will Croushorn
On today’s episode of the Me, Myself, and AI podcast, Wendy’s product manager Will Croushorn joins host Sam Ransbotham to share how FreshAi, the fast-food restaurant’s voice-based AI ordering system, is reinventing the drive-through experience for millions of customers. From handling 200 billion ways to order a Dave’s Double burger to making fast food more… →
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Next-Day HIV Viral Load Test Result and Linkage to Care Among Persons Living With or at Risk of HIV: A Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this randomized clinical trial assessing the effects of HIV VL test results on LTC, providing a next-day HIV VL test result did not change LTC overall. More data are required to ascertain whether a rapid point-of-care HIV VL test would improve LTC. →
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Multicenter open prospective randomized study on the efficacy and safety of Canephron N in preventing recurrences of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infection in women
CONCLUSION: Evidence has been obtained supporting the therapeutic efficiency of Canephron N in the combination treatment and prevention of recurrent UTIs. A positive trend was observed toward improved treatment outcomes and reduced recurrence rates in real clinical practice among patients with uncomplicated cystitis receiving the herbal product in combination with antibiotic therapy. →
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Adoption of plasma D-dimer testing, color Doppler ultrasound, and enoxaparin sodium in predicting and preventing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis in high-risk parturients undergoing cesarean section
This study aims to explore the clinical value of plasma D-dimer (D-D) testing, color Doppler ultrasound, and enoxaparin sodium in predicting and preventing lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in high-risk parturients undergoing cesarean section. Eighty-six high-risk parturients were randomly rolled into an observation (Obs) group and a control (Ctrl) group (86 cases each). Ctrl… →
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Cost-Utility Analysis and Value-Based Pricing of Digital Therapeutics for Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Respiratory Disease: Economic Evaluation Based on a Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: DTx for pulmonary rehabilitation demonstrated the cost-effectiveness compared with standard treatment. These findings support its potential for improving outcomes in patients with chronic respiratory disease and provide a pricing framework to facilitate its integration into health care systems. →
