Publications by authors named "G Efron"

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  • Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the leading kidney issues in children and may affect cancer risk later in life.
  • A study involving over 1.5 million Israeli army recruits revealed that men and women with CAKUT had a higher risk of developing urinary tract (UT) cancer, with a notable increase in risk for women and older men.
  • Although CAKUT correlates with a higher chance of UT cancer, the overall incidence remains low, highlighting a need for further investigation into the long-term risks associated with this condition.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an established treatment for panic disorder (PD). Remote CBT (RCBT) is becoming increasingly popular and has the potential to enhance access to this treatment. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of RCBT for PD using a meta-analytic approach.

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At low Ca2+ concentrations the pore of the inner mitochondrial membrane can open in substates with lower permeability (Hunter, D. R., and Haworth, R.

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Colonic necrosis is an unusual complication after treatment of hyperkalemia with sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS, Kayexalate) in sorbitol. To increase awareness of this complication, we report a case of necrosis of the transverse colon in a patient given oral and rectal SPS-sorbitol for hyperkalemia. Colonic necrosis was manifested as an acute abdomen within 24 hours of initial administration.

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