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Use of letrozole after aromatase inhibitor-based therapy (NRG Oncology/NSABP B-42): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial
Lancet Oncol.
2018 Nov 30.
doi: 10.1016/S1470-
2045(18)30621-1.

^★★Recommended by Prof. Dr med. Stephan Bodis, Faculty Member

Cardiovascular

Impact of ezetimibe on plasma lipoprotein(a) concentrations as monotherapy or in combination with statins: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Sci Rep.
2018 Dec 14;8(1):17887.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-36204-7.

^★★★ Recommended by PD Dr med. Isabella Sudano, Faculty Member

Diabetes + Endocrinology

Metformin induces weight loss associated with gut microbiota alteration in non-diabetic obese women: a randomized double-blind clinical trial
Diabetes Care.
2018 Dec 1.
doi: 10.2337/dc18-1036.

Ophthalmology

Association of Exfoliation Syndrome With Risk of Indirect Inguinal Hernia: The Utah Project on Exfoliation Syndrome
JAMA Ophthalmol.
2018 Dec 1;136(12):1368-1374.
doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.
2018.4157.

^★★★ Recommended by Dr med. Katarzyna Konieczka, Faculty Member
^★★Recommended and commented by Prof. Dr emer. Joseph Flammer, Faculty Member
^★ Recommended and commented by Dr med. habil. Gabor Mark Somfai, PhD, Faculty Member

Pneumology

Mortality, morbidity, and hospitalisations due to influenza lower respiratory tract infections, 2017: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Lancet Respir Med.
2018 Dec 12.
doi: 10.1016/S2213-
2600(18)30496-X.

^★★ Recommended by Dr med. Marcus Hesse, Faculty Member
^★★★Recommended and commented by Dr med. Martin Frey, Faculty Member

Urology · Gynecology

Vaginal dysbiosis, and the risk of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis
Am J Obstet Gynecol.
2018 Dec 11.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2018.12.011.

Dermatology · Immunology · Rheumatology

Shared gut, but distinct oral microbiota composition in primary Sjögren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus
J Autoimmun.
2018 Nov 9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2018.10.009.

Gastroenterology

Outcomes of vedolizumab therapy in patients with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced colitis: a multi-center study
J Immunother Cancer.
2018 Dec 5;6(1):142.
doi: 10.1186/s40425-018-0461-4.

^★★ Recommended and commented by PD Dr med. Luc Biedermann, Faculty Member

Neurology · Psychiatry

Redox dysregulation as a link between childhood trauma and psychopathological and neurocognitive profile in patients with early psychosis
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
2018 Dec 4;115(49):12495-12500.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1812821115.

Anesthesiology · Pain · Infectiology