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It can take days to get the result of blood culture.

CBC and CRP are readily available exams and could be used to predict blood culture.

ML algorithms based on CBC and CRP couldn't predict neonatal blood culture positivity.

Homeopathy is based on heterodox and complementary four scientific assumptions.

Pseudosceptics deny these assumptions and any scientific evidence that proves them.

The dossier describes hundreds of clinical and experimental studies in homeopathy.

The dossier demystifies the fallacy that “there isn't scientific evidence for homeopathy”.

There is no consensus about which method is preferred for biliary drainage for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (PCCA).

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (EBD) or Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD) are options of choice.

PTBD is superior to EBD regarding crossover rate, overall post-drainage complications, and post-drainage pancreatitis.

EBD is superior to PTBD when it comes to hospital length of stay.

For the palliation of PCCA, PTBD is superior to EBD in terms of clinical success and post-drainage cholangitis.

Perianal Crohn's disease is the main risk factor for anal cancer in IBD patients.

Perianal Crohn's disease patient has a chance of HPV 3.29 time higher than control.

High risk HPV is numerically twice as prevalent in perianal Crohn's disease patient.

Liver abscess patients with diabetes mellitus have featured presentations.

Liver abscess patients with diabetes mellitus have featured changes after therapy.

Liver abscess patients with diabetes mellitus cannot have a better therapeutic effect.

This meta-analysis shows that gefitinib plus chemotherapy showed significantly better efficacy in improving objective response rate, disease control rate, progression-free survival, and OS as compared with gefitinib alone.

Similar efficacy of gefitinib plus chemotherapy is found in the sub-population with positive EGFR mutation.

The toxicity of gefitinib plus chemotherapy is also increased but within clinical management.

Infertility is caused by heterogeneous risks, but most of them are unexplained.

Sperm DFI diagnostic value was controversial as not rule out male sperm parameters.

Whether DFI was a useful indicator for embryologists and clinicians in UEI couples.

cIMT is associated with diabetes.

Subclinical hypothyroidism was not associated with cIMT.

No additive effect over cIMT was detected in patients with both diseases.

Malignant hilar biliary stricture had a high technical success rate but suboptimal clinical success rate.

At multivariable logistic-regression analyses, Bismuth IV strictures were related to higher clinical failure rates when compared to other strictures levels.

There was a trend towards higher failure rates with increased levels of pre-drainage bilirubin level, although not statistically significant.

Bisphenola A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor widely investigated as a possible environmental contributor to the pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS).

Due to its structural similarity with the Estrogen molecule (E2), it acts as a xenoestrogen, binding to genomic and non-genomic estrogen receptors, causing metabolic and hormonal changes that lead to PCOS (hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, obesity, atherogenic dyslipidemia, anovulation, and ovarian cysts).

The aim and of this review were to present the mechanisms of bisphenol A participation in the pathogenesis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

US-CNB is a reliable preoperative test for detecting axillary metastasis in breast cancer patients, with high accuracy and safety.

Compared to US-FNA, US-CNB shows even higher accuracy for detecting axillary metastasis in breast cancer patients.

The use of US-CNB as a preoperative test can reduce the need for a second operation and improve patient outcomes.