Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients After Completion of the mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccination Series Compared With Unvaccinated Patients.

Objective: To compare frequency of perinatal death between pregnant patients who completed the mRNA coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination series and unvaccinated patients.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 15,865 pregnant patients who delivered 16,132 newborns after 20 weeks of gestation within a large regional health system between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Patients who received two doses of mRNA vaccine (Pfizer-BioNTech [BNT162b2] or Moderna [mRNA-1273]) were included in the vaccinated group and were compared with unvaccinated patients.

Cranial nerve involvement in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease.

Background: Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) is a rare disorder with less than 200,000 cases reported in the US every year, making diagnosis challenging. MR and CT imaging has become more common in the evaluation of CMT to identify areas of disease involvement.

Case Report: A 27-year-old female from Guatemala with a past history of polio initially presented to the emergency room for necrotizing pneumonia.

Electrocoagulation as a primary curative method in the treatment of carcinoma of the rectum.

Electrocoagulation as a primary curative method for the treatment of carcinoma of the rectum is of proved merit. The continuation of abdominoperineal resection as the acceptable standard routine for treatment will deny many patients the choice of a proved alternative curative procedure with less risk, a better survival rate and a better quality of life. To confirm or negate the reported efficacy of electrocoagulation in the treatment of carcinoma of the rectum, the initiation of universal prospective studies in its use is warranted.