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  • Effect of the ketone beta-hydroxybutyrate on markers of inflammation and immune function in adults with type 2 diabetes.

    Exp Immunol.

    January 9, 2024

    Chronic Conditions
    Clinical Trials
    Diabetes

    Neudorf H, Islam H, Falkenhain K, Oliveira B, Jackson GS, Moreno-Cabañas A, Madden K, Singer J, Walsh JJ, Little JP. Clin

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  • Cross-sectional and longitudinal neural predictors of physical activity and sedentary behaviour from a 6-month randomized controlled trial.

    Sci Rep.

    January 9, 2024

    Exercise Science & Physical Activity

    Falck RS, Hsu CL, Best JR, Silva NCBS, Hall PA, Li LC, Liu-Ambrose T.

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  • Population-Based Trends in Complexity of Hospital Inpatients.

    JAMA Intern Med.

    January 8, 2024.

    Hospital-based Care

    Naik H, Murray TM, Khan M, Daly-Grafstein D, Liu G, Kassen BO, Onrot J, Sutherland JM, Staples JA.

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  • “What came first?” Population-based evaluation of health care encounters for depression and anxiety before and after inflammatory arthritis diagnosis: Disentangling the relationship between mental health and arthritis.

    Arthritis Care Res.

    January 8, 2024.

    Arthritis
    Chronic Conditions
    Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Howren A, Sayre EC, Avina-Zubieta JA, Puyat JH, Costa DD, Xie H, Davidson E, De Vera MA.

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  • Real-world diagnostic outcomes and cost-effectiveness of genome-wide sequencing for developmental and seizure disorders: evidence from Canada.

    Regier DA, Loewen R, Chan B, Ehman M, Pollard S, Friedman JM, Stockler-Ipsiroglu S, Karnebeek C van, Race S, Elliott AM, Dragojlovic N, Lynd LD, Weymann D.

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  • Influence of physician networks on the implementation of pharmaceutical alternatives to a toxic drug supply in British Columbia.

    Kurz M, Guerra-Alejos BC, Min JE, Barker B, Pauly B, Urbanoski K, Nosyk B. .

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  • Factors associated with obtaining prescribed safer supply among people accessing harm reduction services: findings from a cross-sectional survey.

    Harm Reduction Journal

    January 6, 2024

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Palis H, Haywood B, McDougall J, Xavier CG, Desai R, Tobias S, Burgess H, Ferguson M, Liu L, Kinniburgh B, Slaunwhite AK, Crabtree A, Buxton JA.

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  • Clinician’s Approach to Advanced Statistical Methods: Win Ratios, Restricted Mean Survival Time, Responder Analyses, and Standardized Mean Differences.

    J Gen Intern Med.

    January 3, 2024

    Statistics & Methodology

    Lane M, Miao T, Turgeon RD.

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  • A Problem of Money and Health: The Need for Value in Healthcare

    Jason Sutherland

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  • Safety and Effectiveness of Rivaroxaban Versus Warfarin Across GFR Levels in Atrial Fibrillation: A Population-Based Study in Australia and Canada

    Kidney Med

    May 16, 2023

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Nephrology

    Ha JT, Scaria A, Andrade J, Badve SV, Birks P, Bota SE, Campain A, Djurdjev O, Garg AX, Harel Z, Hemmelgarn B, Hockham C, James MT, Jardine MJ, Lam D, Levin A, McArthur E, Ravani P, Shao S, Sood MM, Tan Z, Tangri N, Whitlock R, Gallagher M, Jun M.

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  • Validation of a Case Definition to Identify Patients Diagnosed With Cardiovascular Disease in Canadian Primary Care Practices

    Thomas RD, Kosowan L, Rabey M, Bell A, Connelly KA, Hawkins NM, Casey CG, Singer AG.

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  • Association Between the Pulmonary Artery Pulsatility Index and Prognosis in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Multicentre Study

    Ostad S, Sugarman J, Alkhodair A, Liang J, Mielniczuk LM, Hambly N, Helmersen D, Hirani N, Thakrar M, Varughese R, Norena M, Kularatne M, Swiston JR, Kapasi A, Weatherald J, Brunner NW.

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