Publications by authors named "M Corsten"
Objective: Estimate the prevalence of hearing loss and hearing assistance device use among older adults in the United States, and assess for associations with select social determinants of health (SDOH).
Study Design: Cross-sectional US population-based study using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017-March 2020 (pre-pandemic) data.
Setting: Non-institutionalized civilian adult US population.
Article Synopsis
- - The IA-DUET study compared the effectiveness of a combination treatment of azole and echinocandin against azole-only treatment for invasive aspergillosis.
- - Challenges in recruiting participants included high rates of patient ineligibility, the presence of competing studies, and existing guidelines that preferred combination treatment when azole resistance wasn't determined.
- - The low mortality rate linked to invasive aspergillosis indicates that future research may be more effective by using cluster randomization or composite endpoints to improve trial efficiency.
Radiotherapy (RT) and transoral robotic surgery (TORS) are both curative-intent treatment options for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC). Herein, we report the final outcomes of the ORATOR trial comparing these modalities, 5 years after enrollment completion. We randomly assigned 68 patients with T1-2N0-2 OPSCC to RT (with chemotherapy if node-positive) versus TORS plus neck dissection (± adjuvant RT/chemoradiation).
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- A 42-year-old man experienced renal failure and ongoing fatigue after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, leading to referral to internal medicine.
- Blood tests showed he had anemia and severe kidney issues, and further testing identified type I cryoglobulinemia with antibodies targeting SARS-CoV-2.
- The patient's symptoms and lab results improved over three months, suggesting that COVID-19 induced cryoglobulinemia is typically mild and resolves on its own after the viral infection clears.