Publications by authors named "M B Fine"
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- Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) combined with proton pump inhibitors (PPI) can significantly reduce the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) compared to DAPT alone.
- A meta-analysis of seven randomized controlled trials involving 6708 patients showed a marked decrease in UGIB rates and all-cause mortality when PPI was added, with no negative impact on major cardiovascular events.
- Specifically, the PPI + DAPT group had a risk ratio of 0.39 for UGIB and 0.46 for mortality, indicating substantial benefits from this combination treatment.
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- Opioid use disorder (OUD) is often overlooked in hospitals, but a novel volunteer physician-led program in a New York hospital successfully initiated buprenorphine treatment for hospitalized patients without formal addiction services.
- From April 2018 to August 2020, 178 patients were assessed; 88 were eligible, and 47 were started on buprenorphine, with 43% attending a follow-up appointment 30 days post-discharge.
- The study showcases an effective model for treating OUD in a hospital setting, although challenges remain regarding the long-term sustainability of such volunteer efforts and patient retention after treatment.
Desert dust is an important source of essential metals for marine primary productivity, especially in oligotrophic systems surrounded by deserts, such as the Red Sea. However, there are very few studies on the effects of dust on reef-building corals and none on the response of corals to heat stress. We therefore supplied dust to two coral species (Stylophora pistillata and Turbinaria reniformis) kept under control conditions (26 °C) or heat stress (32 °C).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: The global burden of gallbladder and biliary tract cancer (GBTC) has been on the rise, making it a major public health concern. We aim to comprehensively analyze sex disparities in the temporal trends of GBTC incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) regionally and globally from 2010 to 2019.
Methods: Age-standardized rates of GBTC incidence, death, and DALYs were analyzed utilizing the Global Burden of Disease study 2019.
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- Oxygen bubbles from seagrass during photosynthesis may create low-amplitude sounds, which we studied in seagrass beds in Taiwan.
- These sounds occur in the morning, peak around midday, and fade by midafternoon, reaching frequencies between 1-4 kHz.
- Factors like sunlight exposure and mechanical pressure can influence the pulse rate of these sounds, leading to the suggestion that they are caused by internal oxygen transport mechanisms in the plant rather than cavitation.