Ultra-processed food intake and prevalence of osteoporosis in US adults aged 50 years and older: a cross-sectional analysis.

Unlabelled: Dietary quality may be a factor in the progression of non-communicable, chronic diseases. This analysis of NHANES data demonstrates association between consumption of UPF and prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in adults 50 years and older. UPF intake is an important consideration when recommending dietary patterns for optimum bone health PURPOSE: Declining bone mineral density in older adults can result in osteoporosis, leading to decreased physical function, quality of life, and increased risk of mortality.

True Grit: The Tale of American Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Applicants.

Introduction: Selecting candidates for plastic and reconstructive surgery (PRS) residency is complex, involving academic metrics and intrinsic personal qualities. "Grit"-perseverance and passion for long-term goals may be one of these valued qualities. This study investigates how grit scores relate to securing a PRS residency, hypothesizing that higher grit correlates with greater matching success.

Polar charge density wave in a superconductor with crystallographic chirality.

Symmetry plays an important role in determining the physical properties in condensed matter physics, as the symmetry operations of any physical property must include the symmetry operations of the point group of the crystal. As a consequence, crystallographic polarity and chirality are expected to have an impact on the Cooper pairing in a superconductor. While superconductivity with crystallographic polarity and chirality have both been found in a few crystalline phases separately; however, their coexistence and material realizations have not been studied.

The impact of demographics and socioeconomic status on the receipt of immunotherapy for stage III melanoma.

Background: There is limited data examining potential disparities in the receipt of immunotherapy among patients with stage III melanoma.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort review using the National Cancer Database (NCDB) including adult patients with stage III melanoma between 2004 and 2017. We compared receipt of immunotherapy based on demographic and socioeconomic factors for patients diagnosed 2004-2014 and 2016-2017, before and after FDA approval of immune checkpoint blockade.

Cost Analysis of Early vs Delayed Outpatient Repair of Inguinal Hernias in Premature Infants.

Introduction: Premature infants treated for inguinal hernias after hospital discharge require overnight post-operative observation for apnea monitoring until 50-60 weeks adjusted gestational age (AGA). This study aimed to compare costs associated with early (at time of diagnosis) versus delayed (at AGA not requiring overnight observation) repair of inguinal hernia in premature infants.

Methods: Costs were estimated using the average hospital charges at a single institution for three scenarios: 1) delayed repair 2) early repair requiring overnight observation, and 3) incarcerated inguinal hernia reduced but requiring delayed repair at 48 h.