Sam Miller

Can a Steroid Swap Protect Bone Health in Adrenal Insufficiency?

Can a Steroid Swap Protect Bone Health in Adrenal Insufficiency?

In a trial of patients with adrenal insufficiency, prednisolone improved bone and metabolic markers compared with hydrocortisone. Prednisolone was well-tolerated with no adrenal crises, and adverse events were comparable to hydrocortisone. The study was limited by its short follow-up period and use of biomarkers instead of event outcome data. Patients with adrenal insufficiency had significant…

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A Bracing Tale of Stalinist Terror

Earlier in his career, the Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa alternated between documentaries and narrative features. The documentaries tended to be distanced, austere, observational; those that focused on the past (such as 2005’s Blockade, about the WWII siege of Leningrad, or 2019’s State Funeral, about the funeral of Stalin) were often built entirely from archival footage….

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What The FCC's Router Ban Could Mean for You

What The FCC’s Router Ban Could Mean for You

The U.S. government is banning the importation of new routers made overseas, meaning consumers will no longer be able to purchase devices from many popular manufacturers. On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added all consumer-grade routers produced abroad to its “Covered List” of communications equipment that poses an “unacceptable risk to the national security…

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