CONCLUSION: Low-dose AAS after hip fracture surgery increased BMD and improved patient-reported function without significant safety concerns. Still, evidence of functional benefits is limited by small, often unblinded trials. Larger, multicenter RCTs using standardized treatment protocols and functional endpoints will help better determine the benefits of AAS after proximal femur fractures.

Measles is a highly contagious, vaccine-preventable infectious disease. The incidence of measles has been rising due to a confluence of factors, including international travel and vaccine hesitancy. The purpose of this Pharmacotherapy Update was to examine and appraise preventive measures and treatment options, both pharmacotherapy and supplements, used in measles management. Topics included ribavirin, measles-mumps-rubella vaccine post-exposure prophylaxis, immune globulin, antibiotics, vitamin...

Dysbiosis has emerged as a major determinant in the pathogenesis of many human disorders and is a continuously expanding area of research. Identification of several microbial populations and their derived products marks an important milestone in microbiome research. Interestingly, there is evidence that gut microbiota-derived products affect distant organs such as the brain and lungs. Although the effect of gut dysbiosis on several lung- and brain-related disorders has been demonstrated, our...

Anthropogenic change is predicted to result in widespread declines in insect abundance, but assessing long-term trends is challenging due to the scarcity of systematically collected time series measurements across large spatial scales. We develop a novel continental-scale dataset using a nationwide network of radars in the United States to generate a 10-year time series of daily aerial insect density and assess temporal trends. We do not find evidence of a continental-scale net decline in insect...

CONCLUSION: Despite theoretical concerns, prior mediastinal radiation was not associated with excess procedural risk or worse short-term outcomes after TLR. These findings may inform procedural planning and risk counseling in clinical practice.