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Evidence remained insufficient to support broad screening for vitamin D deficiency in adults, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) said.
As it did in 2014, USPSTF determined that the lack of direct evidence precluded the assessment of the balance of benefits and harms of routine screening in asymptomatic, community-dwelling adults.
Detecting vitamin D deficiency itself poses several challenges in particular. It is possible that 25(OH)D the major circulating form of vitamin D may not be the best measure of deficiency, and vitamin D requirements may vary by sex and race, according to Alex Krist, MD, MPH, of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, and colleagues in
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Daniel Laske, a âSocial Justice Warrior,â Dies at 21
He wanted to combine his passions for medicine and politics to make the world a better place. Then he tested positive for the coronavirus.
Daniel Laske belonged to the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps. His greatest pride was wearing his uniform, his family said.Credit.via Laske family
April 1, 2021
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At 21, Daniel Laske was on the cusp of a career, one in which he planned to combine his devotion to medicine with his love of politics. He wasnât quite certain what that would look like. But he was studying political science at Hunter College in Manhattan and working as a medical assistant at a CityMD urgent care center in the Bronx, all with the goal of making the world a better place.
Siesta Medical’s AIRLIFT® Hyoid Suspension Demonstrates Broad Efficacy in Multicenter Study
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Siesta Medical, Inc., a leading provider of minimally invasive implants and tools for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), announced the online publication of a recent study of the AIRLIFT procedure titled “Hyoid Suspension With UPPP for the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea” in the Ear, Nose & Throat Journal. This multicenter study evaluated the safety and efficacy of AIRLIFT hyoid suspension when combined with procedures for the palate on 39 patients treated at 3 centers. The median apnea hypopnea index (AHI) reduction was 74% while the AHI was reduced from 49.9 preoperatively to 15.4 after treatment. All patients saw a positive drop in their AHI assessment and 84% of patients with severe sleep apnea, the riskiest level of sleep apnea, improved to mild or moderate sleep apnea. In addition, the efficacy of the procedure appeared to independent of BMI, even in very high BMI