Incremental benefit of high dose compared to standard dose influenza vaccine in reducing hospitalizations by Shlomit Yaron, Matan Yechezkel, Dan Yamin, Talish Razi, Ilya Borochov, Erez Shmueli, Ronen Arbel, Doron Netzer

“…We estimated the adjusted rVE and the number needed to vaccinate (NNV) of the HD vaccine compared to the SD vaccine among Clalit Health Services members aged ≥65 years. Among 418,603 and 393,125 members vaccinated in the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 influenza seasons, the adjusted rVE was 27% (95% CI: −12% to 61%) for 2022–2023 and 7% (95% CI: −36% to 42%) for 2023–2024, with NNV to prevent one hospitalization event being 2262 (95% CI: 1004 to ∞) and 7662 (95% CI: 1293 to ∞), respectively. …”
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Preventive Adolescent Health Care in Family Practice: A Program Summary by Barry Knishkowy, Moshe Schein, Alexander Kiderman, Aliza Velber, Richard Edman, John Yaphe

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Between compulsions and contagions: examining the protective role of OCD against COVID-19 in a large cohort study by Chen Avni, Chen Avni, Dana Sinai, Dana Sinai, Paz Toren, Paz Toren

“…However, to our knowledge, no study has been conducted to test whether the very behaviors considered symptomatic of OCD inadvertently offer a protective shield against COVID-19 infection.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study utilized the electronic health record database of Israel’s largest healthcare provider, Clalit Health Services (CHS), to compare patients with and without recorded OCD diagnoses in terms of the number of COVID-19 tests taken, hospitalizations, vaccination rates, and infection rates during and after different pandemic waves.ResultsThe OCD group had a slightly higher rate of positive COVID-19 tests compared to the control group (p<0.001), but only since the easing of restrictions after the end of the fifth wave. …”
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The natural course of newborns with transient congenital hypothyroidism by Tal Almagor, Shlomo Almashanu, Ghadir Elias-Assad, Osnat Admoni, Hanna Ludar, Shira London, Shoshana Rath, Alina German, Naama Shwartz, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover

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Randomised immunogenicity trial comparing 2019-2020 recombinant and egg-based influenza vaccines among frequently vaccinated healthcare personnel in Israel by Ashley L. Fowlkes, Alon Peretz, David Greenberg, Avital Hirsch, Emily T. Martin, Min Z. Levine, Laura Edwards, Sarah Radke, Adam S. Lauring, Jill M. Ferdinands, Chao Zhang, Young M. Yoo, Jacob Dreiher, Gabriella Newes-Adeyi, Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Alicia M. Fry, Arnold S. Monto, Ran Balicer, Mark G. Thompson, Mark A. Katz

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Identification of a pathogenic founder variant in the WFS1 gene that causes Wolfram syndrome in the Druze population by Inbal Halabi, Inbal Halabi, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover, Lena Sagi-Dain, Lena Sagi-Dain, Lena Sagi-Dain, Ilana Koren, Ilana Koren, Ilana Koren

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What really makes residents tick or burn out? Insights from a National survey by Ofira Zloto, Maxim Henenfeld, Orly Weinstein

“…Abstract Background To examine the satisfaction rates and burnout feelings amongst residents physicians in different specialties and to examine associated affecting factors. Method Clalit Health Services (CHS) is the largest health maintenance provider in Israel. …”
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Diagnosing gastrointestinal infections based on cycle threshold cut-offs of PCR by Rania Karam, Peter Kechker, Shifra Ken-Dror, Avi Peretz, Maya Azrad

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Unexpected Smoking-Linked High MMP-9 in Induced Sputum of Hazardous Dust-Exposed Workers by Yehuda Lerman, Abraham Moscovich, Elizabeth Fireman

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Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Persons with Intellectual Disability in a Vegetarian Residential Care Community by Mohammed Morad, Mark Gringols, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

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Technique description: Extraction of engulfed ear-piercing backing – The fast and atraumatic technique by Dmitry Beylin

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Psoriatic Arthritis and Diabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Jacob Dreiher, Tamar Freud, Arnon D. Cohen

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Unravelling the determinants of medical practice variation in referrals among primary care physicians: insights from a retrospective cohort study in Southern Israel by Moriah Ellen, Sagi Shashar, Victor Novack, Shlomi Codish, Ehud Davidson

“…This study aimed to estimate the extent to which each determinant (patient, physician, clinic) explains MPV among primary care physicians and to identify the characteristics of health services with a greater explained variance.Methods A retrospective cohort study of primary care physicians practising in non-private clinics of Clalit Health Services in Southern Israel, for longer than a year between 2011 and 2017 and with more than 100 adult patients per practice. …”
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Reply to Garnemark et al. The Swedish National Formulary for Children ePed. Comment on “Shaniv et al. A Callout for International Collaboration. Reply to Giger, E.V.; Tilen, R. Com... by Dotan Shaniv, Anne Smits, Karel Allegaert, on behalf of the Neonatal Drug Formularies Group

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The Role of Empirical Albendazole Treatment in Idiopathic Hypereosinophilia - A Case Series by Eleonora Vaisben, Ronen Brand, Anas Kadakh, Faris Nassar

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Elevated Mortality Risk in the First Year Post-Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis: A Comprehensive Population-Based Cohort Study by Yonatan Shneor Patt, Kassem Sharif, Paula David, Or Hen, Omer Gendelman, Yoav Elizur, Basel Ahmaro, Orly Weinstein, Abdulla Watad, Howard Amital, Niv Ben-Shabat

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This is a retrospective cohort study that used Clalit Health Services’ electronic database, including patients first diagnosed with sarcoidosis from 2000 to 2016 and age- and sex-matched controls at a 1:5 ratio. …”
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A review of Suicide Behavior Among Arab Adolescents by Mohammed Morad, Efrat Merrick, Amir Schwarz, Joav Merrick

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Hubble Bubble Equals Trouble: The Hazards of Water Pipe Smoking by Jacob Urkin, Rivka Ochaion, Aya Peleg

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Real-World Effectiveness of Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy for COPD: Impact of Diabetes Comorbidity by Sophia Eilat-Tsanani, Pierre Ernst, Samy Suissa

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Parkinson’s Disease Prevalence and Proximity to Agricultural Cultivated Fields by Maayan Yitshak Sade, Yair Zlotnik, Itai Kloog, Victor Novack, Chava Peretz, Gal Ifergane

“…We screened all “Clalit” Health Services members in the Negev (70% of the population) between the years 2000 and 2012. …”
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