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“We can’t just throw everybody born early into one ‘premature’ category. Using biological measurements collected at birth, we were able to come up with a new definition for prematurity that is based on the actual outcomes of these babies.” – Nima Aghaeepour, PhD

“We may be the only specialty that continues to do major abdominal surgery without a shred of evidence of benefit.” —Steven Clark, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

The responder rate, defined as the percentage of patients who improved by 2 stages (ie, from severe to mild adhesions, or from severe to no adhesions, or from moderate to no adhesions) was also significantly higher in the Womed Leaf group vs the control group.

Women had a 45% higher relative risk for death, heart attack, or heart failure hospitalization when taking beta-blockers compared to non-beta-blocker groups, with the risk confined to those with preserved LVEF and higher doses.

Progress in perinatal care has improved survival for children born very preterm (VPT), but these children remain at higher risk of cognitive impairment compared with children born at term.

Given the widespread use of this medication, even a small increase in risk could have major public health implications.