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ARTICLE: Improving the Supply and Quality of Deceased-Donor Organs for Transplantation AUTHORS: Stefan G. Tullius and Hamid Rabb JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2018 May 17;378(20):1920-1929.… Read More »Improving the Supply and Quality of Deceased-Donor Organs for Transplantation

ARTICLE: Pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and rifampin in a rabbit model of tuberculosis and correlation with clinical trial data AUTHORS: Dalin Rifat, Brendan Prideaux, Radojka M. Savic, Michael E. Urbanowski, Teresa L.… Read More »Pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and rifampin in a rabbit model of tuberculosis and correlation with clinical trial data

ARTICLE: Impact of Bystander Automated External Defibrillator Use on Survival and Functional Outcomes in Shockable Observed Public Cardiac Arrests AUTHORS: Ross A. Pollack, Siobhan P. Brown, Thomas… Read More »Impact of Bystander Automated External Defibrillator Use on Survival and Functional Outcomes in Shockable Observed Public Cardiac Arrests

ARTICLE: Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity: A Systematic Review AUTHORS: Wendy L. Bennett, Renee F. Wilson, Allen Zhang, Eva Tseng, Emily A. Knapp, Hadi… Read More »Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity: A Systematic Review

ARTICLE: Desmin Phosphorylation Triggers Preamyloid Oligomers Formation and Myocyte Dysfunction in Acquired Heart Failure AUTHORS: Peter P. Rainer, Peihong Dong, Matteo Sorge, Justyna Fert-Bober, Ronald J. Holewinski, Yuchuan Wang, Catherine A.… Read More »Desmin Phosphorylation Triggers Preamyloid Oligomers Formation and Myocyte Dysfunction in Acquired Heart Failure

ARTICLE: Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1 AUTHORS: Evanna L. Mills, Dylan G. Ryan, Hiran A. Prag, Dina Dikovskaya, Deepthi Menon, Zbigniew Zaslona, Mark P. Jedrychowski, Ana S. H. Costa, Maureen Higgins, Emily Hams, John Szpyt, Marah C. Runtsch, Martin S. King, Joanna… Read More »Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1

ARTICLE: How to Incorporate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects in Your Training AUTHORS: Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, Carolyn Newberry, Simon Mathews, Vandana Khungar,… Read More »How to Incorporate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects in Your Training

ARTICLE: The Key Role of Epigenetics in Human Disease Prevention and Mitigation AUTHOR: Andrew P. Feinberg JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 5;378(14):1323-1334. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1402513.… Read More »The Key Role of Epigenetics in Human Disease Prevention and Mitigation

ARTICLE: The Drug Overdose Epidemic and Deceased-Donor Transplantation in the United States: A National Registry Study AUTHORS: Christine M. Durand, Mary G. Bowring, Alvin G. Thomas,… Read More »The Drug Overdose Epidemic and Deceased-Donor Transplantation in the United States: A National Registry Study

ARTICLE: Affordability and availability of off-patent drugs in the United States—the case for importing from abroad: observational study AUTHORS: Ravi Gupta, Thomas J Bollyky, Matthew… Read More »Affordability and availability of off-patent drugs in the United States—the case for importing from abroad: observational study