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Dr. Natalia

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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 21s
Prostate-specific membrane antigen PET–CT for diagnosis in patients with suspected prostate cancer: a post-hoc analysis of the randomised, controlled, phase 3 RAPID trial - The Lancet Medical Imaging & Theranostics www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... PSMA PET–CT had high sensitivity and a high NPV
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Conversational diagnostic artificial intelligence in ambulatory primary care: a prospective feasibility study - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Use of an AI chatbot ahead of GP appointments required no safety interventions in first real-world small study. However, authors caution
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Conversational diagnostic artificial intelligence in ambulatory primary care: a prospective feasibility study
Although further research is needed, this study shows the initial feasibility of conversational AI in a real-world setting—assessed via conversation safety and quality, as well as user acceptance—and ...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 14/10/2026
Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
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Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately. The terminals, which are distributed and managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations and the sudden restrictions on the high-speed terminals on Tuesday evening led to the failure of several combat missions, said an adviser on military technology to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
share.google/n79o3SSqBlkJ... eating late at night was associated with increased risk of incident cirrhosis and metabolic steatotic liver disease
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Outcomes of Tapering Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Randomized Noninferiority Trial - Park - Arthritis & Rheumatology - Wiley Online Library acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Outcomes of Tapering Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Disease‐Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter Randomized Noninferiority Trial
Objective Evidence supporting tapering of biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with sustained low disease acti...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Source: Gastroenterology Advisor A commercially available enzyme product that targets 3 of the 5 main FODMAP shows promise in reducing symptom severity of IBS, according to a presentation given 10/12 at the American College of Gastroenterology’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Escape rooms give healthcare students a safe place to get things wrong
Healthcare students need more than knowledge. Learning through play can give them a safe place to make decisions, get things wrong and try again.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
share.google/ABV95wdij1KO... Thiamine is essential to cerebral energy metabolism. Its deficiency can cause WE, a neurologic emergency that may result in lasting deficits if treatment is delayed.
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and Wernicke encephalopathy: A pharmacovigilance study and literature review
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) have revolutionized the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity in recent years. While…
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A Call for Benzodiazepines in Airline Emergency Medical Kits jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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A Call for Benzodiazepines in Airline Emergency Medical Kits
This Viewpoint discusses the importance of and considerations for including benzodiazepines in airline emergency medical kits for treating patients who experience seizure during a flight.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Cool case Optic Embolism in a 30-Year-Old Woman jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Optic Embolism in a 30-Year-Old Woman
This case report describes an optic embolism in a 30-year-old woman with sudden, painless vision loss in the left eye.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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American Society of Hematology 2026 guidelines for diagnosis of iron deficiency
Background: Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency, and when untreated progresses to anemia. Existing guidance on the diagnostic crite
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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US proposes $100,000 charge for international students to do post-graduate work
Proposed rule would choke off a crucial STEM talent pipeline, policy specialists say
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use and Potential Medication Interactions Among Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Patterson - Arthritis Care & Research - Wiley Online Library acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Prevalence of Dietary Supplement Use and Potential Medication Interactions Among Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Objective To characterize the prevalence and correlates of dietary supplement use, identify commonly used supplements, and evaluate potential supplement–medication interactions among adults with sys...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Patients with lean MASLD have similar risk of adverse clinical outcomes as patients with overweight/obese MASLD; risk stratification is more accurate with liver stiffness measurement than Fibrosis-4 score. share.google/LCEM9o2uZ7Q6...
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Histologic Features and Clinical Outcomes of Lean Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
This cohort study examines the clinical, histologic, and prognostic features of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease and noninvasive tests for advanced fibrosis in lean individuals...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Source: PubMed GLP-1RAs likely have a beneficial effect on male fertility, particularly in the setting of metabolic dysfunction
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Detecting heart rejection without biopsy Multi-modal AI: Integrating electrocardiography with molecular biomarkers for noninvasive detection of cardiac allograft rejection - JHLT Open www.jhltopen.org/article/S295...
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Multi-modal AI: Integrating electrocardiography with molecular biomarkers for noninvasive detection of cardiac allograft rejection
Noninvasive rejection biomarkers (AlloMap, AlloSure) demonstrate high negative predictive value but positive predictive values of only 10–30%, driving avoidable endomyocardial biopsies. We developed a...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine: A Practical Guide for Clinicians and Researchers academic.oup.com/ehjdh/articl...
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Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Medicine: A Practical Guide for Clinicians and Researchers
Abstract. Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cardiovascular medicine by extracting clinically relevant patterns from complex digital health data,
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Projected Benefit of Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy by Age in BRCA Carriers
This study estimates the residual lifetime risk of ovarian cancer among BRCA carriers.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses tiny lights to activate neurons in the brain.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Source: The Cardiology Advisor The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tryngolza® (olezarsen) as an adjunct to diet to reduce triglycerides (TG) and the risk of acute pancreatitis in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia (sHTG: TG ≥500 mg/dL).
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Historically, low testosterone (T) has been linked to increased atrial fibrillation (AF) risk in men, yet recent evidence suggests that elevated T levels and testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) may also confer risk. www.doximity.com/newsfeed/a86...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In the new @science.org special issue on women's health, a 5★ review of menopause hormone therapy to promote healthy aging science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Reframing menopause and menopause hormone therapy as opportunities for healthy aging
Menopause is an important biological transition with up to 72 symptoms that shapes aging trajectories across organs and encompasses ~40% of the female lifespan. Although menopause awareness is increas...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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V.A. Institutes New Consent Requirements for Some Psychiatric Drugs
Veterans under 30 will have to sign forms before being given antidepressants. Medical groups fear the moves may stigmatize mental health treatment.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Compounded skin supplement could be deadly, recalled by pharmacy
Glutathione is not FDA-approved, but wellness clinics offer it after purchasing it from compounding pharmacies.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Exercise slowed epigenetic aging again. This time in a randomized controlled trial among breast cancer survivors. academic.oup.com/jnci/advance...
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know there is a hell of a lot going on right now. But not all of it is bad. Some is astonishingly good - like the results of this study from June. Cervical cancer is a terribly cruel thing. This might, at long last, be the beginning of the end of it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News headline "Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab"
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 28/09/2026
Austria’s government wants to give operators of critical infrastructure licenses to defend against suspicious drones.
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Licenses for shooting down drones for Austrian companies
If suspicious drones approach critical infrastructure, their operators are to bring the drones down. Licenses for this are planned in Austria.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Psyllium-based fiber supplementation induces a favorable clinical response in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to study results published in Gastroenterology. share.google/mKbJOJnvZkC5...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Frontiers | Lamotrigine prophylaxis is associated with reduced aura frequency in patients with burdensome migraine aura: a retrospective observational study
IntroductionMigraine aura affects approximately one-third of migraine patients. In some individuals, aura remains highly disabling due to the lack of effecti...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Mechanical load inhibits cancer growth in mouse and human hearts
The heart rarely develops cancer, and, at the same time, it lacks regenerative capacity, as cardiomyocytes stop proliferating after birth. This suggests that mechanisms limiting cardiac regeneration m...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Source: Fierce Biotech
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A great reflection post by Dr. Paul Sax on three recent studies which have examined very different approaches to addressing LongCOVID. We do not have a home run yet but it is a good thing that we are casting a wide net to find answers for the many affected. voices.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Three Very Different Ways to Treat Long Covid
Two that are promising, and one that is difficult to talk about
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This summer, I celebrated with friends whose three-year-old was cured of hepatitis C acquired at birth. It felt like a miracle made possible by science. Millions of people still cannot access cure, and being cured does not protect someone from reinfection. bktitanji.substack.com/p/we-still-n...
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We Still Need an Effective Hepatitis C Vaccine
A cure changed one child's life. Prevention could change millions more.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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FDA Approves Efsitora Once-Weekly Basal Insulin Injection
The approval adds a second long-acting, injectable option for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"I can’t..." "You can. You’ve held on this long. You can do it now. You’re a strong woman." Ukrainian combat medics carried out a complex evacuation of an injured resident of frontline Kindrativka. Because of the dangerous situation, reaching her by regular transport was too risky,
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Exclusive | The One-Hour Nurse Visits That Let Insurers Collect $15 Billion From Medicare
Information gathered from Medicare Advantage patients in their homes triggered extra payments. “It made me cringe,” said one nurse.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Source: SpringerLink Large study finds no increased risk of cervical artery dissection after chiropractic neck care
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The pill version of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy may be the best GLP-1 option for people looking to drop recently gained weight share.google/eLoMK3hPrrzy...
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 23/09/2026
Majorities in six countries said there was at least a “moderate” risk that AI could “destroy humanity,” according to a new POLITICO Poll. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/poll...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A partial list of factors that affect HRV
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How forever chemicals (PFAS) block our immune response to viruses www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 23/09/2026
The current tests for endometrial cancer are invasive and often painful. In @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social, a study suggests that a simple non-invasive test could transform cancer screening for women with postmenopausal bleeding: spkl.io/633267TJai
Vaginal and urine samples showing endometrial cancer (true positive case; upper row) and no malignant cells (true negative case; lower row). Top row: SurePath (CytoRich Red, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA) cytology slides (Papanicolaou stain): endometrial adenocarcinoma. Urine sample, × 600 magnification (left) and vaginal sample, × 600 magnification (right) from the study participant SMH0170 showing adenocarcinoma, clinical outcome grade 1 stage IB endometrioid adenocarcinoma, true positive. Bottom row: SurePath cytology slides (Papanicolaou stain): no malignant cells seen. Urine sample, × 400 magnification (left) and vaginal sample, × 600 magnification (right) from the study participant SMH0212 with no malignant cells seen, true negative. Copyright: 2026 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. CC BY 4.0.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sunflower field in Illinois
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Source: The American Journal of Medicine Calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) appear safe and effective in patients with heart failure and advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), a recent study found.
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Alzheimer's disease neuropathology plasma biomarkers and cognition in midlife: a community-based cohort study
Alzheimer's disease neuropathology is relatively uncommon in midlife but associated with worse cognitive performance and accelerated decline and might have stronger association among some groups. Earl...
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Dr. Natalia @nkov.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Cigarette smoking, coronary plaque burden and phenotype: a multimodality meta-analysis and implications for coronary artery calcium scoring in prevention
In this meta-analysis of more than 250 000 participants, smoking was associated with coronary artery plaque burden, with a stronger association for non-cal
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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 17/09/2026
ICYMI - A genetically modified pig kidney kept a man off dialysis for nine months before a successful human kidney transplant, according to a world-first report in The Lancet. Read now: spkl.io/633257r8p1
Figures showing (A) Total daily urine output (mL) during the first week after xenotransplantation. (B) Serum creatinine and eGFR throughout the xenograft period. Note that scales on y axes differ between plots. Vertical dashed lines indicate for-cause kidney biopsies—key histopathological findings are annotated: day 14, Banff IIA TCMR; day 176, MVI with endothelial injury; day 264, TMA with transplant glomerulopathy. (C) Serum sodium. (D) Serum potassium. All panels share a common x-axis representing days relative to xenotransplantation (day 0). eGFR=estimated glomerular filtration rate. MVI=microvascular inflammation. TCMR=T-cell-mediated rejection. TMA=thrombotic microangiopathy. Copyright: 2026 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved.
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