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Even if menopause does lead to some gray matter loss, it won’t automatically lead to future cognitive decline or dementia.

Given that the patient lived 80 years with this congenital condition without right atrial or right ventricular enlargement or significant pulmonary hypertension, the decision was made to manage medically.

“The key word is association. This study does not establish causality. For absolute, catastrophic harm to an appropriately selected, monitored pain patient, the risk is small.” – Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, Chief of the Division of Stanford Pain Medicine

Despite the scale of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer screening, prediction models do not predict time-to-event end points or adjust for patient life expectancy.

Studies have shown a mean effect size with CBTI of 0.96 compared with 0.87 for pharmacotherapy, suggesting similar efficacy in short term but CBTI seems to have longer-lasting effects.