Addressing Barriers and Enhancing Facilitators of Timely Postoperative Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in Rural Communities: A Clinical Review
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Addressing Barriers and Enhancing Facilitators of Timely Postoperative Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer in Rural Communities: A Clinical Review

This review synthesizes evidence on factors influencing delays in postoperative radiotherapy for head and neck cancer in rural settings, emphasizing communication, coordination, and community resources to inform strategies that improve care equity and outcomes.
Disparities in Postpartum Permanent Contraception Requests and Fulfillment: A Comparative Review Between Incarcerated and Community Populations
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Disparities in Postpartum Permanent Contraception Requests and Fulfillment: A Comparative Review Between Incarcerated and Community Populations

This review synthesizes evidence on the lower prevalence and fulfillment rates of postpartum permanent contraception requests among incarcerated individuals compared to community counterparts, underscoring reproductive justice and health equity challenges.
Integrated Intraocular and Plasma Proteomics Identify Neurofilament Light Chain as a Conserved Biomarker for Diabetic Retinopathy Progression: A Multi-Fluid Biopsy Perspective
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Integrated Intraocular and Plasma Proteomics Identify Neurofilament Light Chain as a Conserved Biomarker for Diabetic Retinopathy Progression: A Multi-Fluid Biopsy Perspective

This review synthesizes evidence on neurofilament light chain (NFL) as a minimally invasive plasma biomarker predictive of diabetic retinopathy progression and vascular complications, based on integrated intraocular-plasma proteomics and multi-cohort validations.
Functional Anti-preS1 Antibody Responses and Their Role in Viral Control in Chronic Hepatitis B
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Functional Anti-preS1 Antibody Responses and Their Role in Viral Control in Chronic Hepatitis B

This review synthesizes evidence on preS1 antigen and anti-preS1 IgG dynamics in chronic hepatitis B, highlighting their correlations with viral replication, liver inflammation, and functional cure, and elucidates the neutralising potential of anti-preS1 antibodies as markers of endogenous viral control.
Exercise Performance With Aficamten vs Metoprolol in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Insights from the MAPLE-HCM Phase 3 Randomized Trial
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Exercise Performance With Aficamten vs Metoprolol in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Insights from the MAPLE-HCM Phase 3 Randomized Trial

The MAPLE-HCM trial demonstrates aficamten monotherapy significantly outperforms metoprolol in improving exercise capacity, hemodynamics, and patient-reported outcomes in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), supporting aficamten as a superior first-line therapy.
Association of Common Ancestry-Enriched Variants With Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmias: Insights From Genetic Studies in Individuals of African Ancestry
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Association of Common Ancestry-Enriched Variants With Cardiomyopathy and Arrhythmias: Insights From Genetic Studies in Individuals of African Ancestry

Genetic variants enriched in individuals of African ancestry confer increased risk of cardiomyopathy and arrhythmias, with cardiovascular risk factors amplifying this risk. Large biobank studies enable reclassification of key variants and highlight the need for ancestry-specific genetic risk assessment.