Post-operative infection with a single-use ureteroscope with real-time intrarenal pressure monitoring vs. all other single-use ureteroscopes.

Background: Evidence for LithoVue™ Elite Single-Use Digital Flexible Ureteroscope (LVE) with pressure monitoring vs. other single-use ureteroscopes is needed.

Research Design And Methods: This study using US electronic health records evaluated patients undergoing ureteroscopy (URS) with laser lithotripsy between 1 January 2023-1 June 2025.

Effects of Whole-Body Cryotherapy Combined With Conventional Obesity Management Versus Obesity Management Alone: A Clinical Trial.

Objective: To investigate whether whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) enhances weight loss, brown adipose tissue (BAT) activation, and metabolic outcomes during obesity management.

Methods: Nineteen adults with obesity were assigned to a 12-month lifestyle-based obesity management intervention with 28 WBC sessions (-110°C, 3-4 min, ~2 × week) over the first 5 months (CRYO, n = 10) or the intervention without WBC (CON, n = 9). The primary outcome was weight loss (5 and 12 months).

Caudate serotonin signaling during social exchange distinguishes essential tremor and Parkinson's disease patients.

Dynamic changes in dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin release are believed to causally contribute to the neural computations that support reward-based decision making. Accordingly, changes in signaling by these systems are hypothesized to underwrite multiple cognitive and behavioral symptoms observed in many neurological disorders. Here, we characterize the release of these neurotransmitters measured concurrently in the caudate of patients with Parkinson's disease or essential tremor undergoing deep brain stimulation surgery as they played a social exchange game.

Healthcare utilization by patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: What is the effect of kidney stone formation?

Introduction: Urolithiasis is a common complication of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Parathyroidectomy has been shown to decrease the rate of stone formation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate healthcare resource utilization before and after parathyroidectomy and identify predictors of increased healthcare utilization.

Do I belong here? The lived experience of navigating health services as a Black person living with stroke in England.

Background: Black people are twice as likely to experience stroke, more likely to have a stroke younger and have poorer outcomes than White people. Clinical factors and socio-economic status account for only half of the increased risk, suggesting systemic and structural factors are also involved. Lived experience of Black people living with stroke (BPLS) in England is under-researched.