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NSAIDs for spondyloarthritis may affect time to conception
“If a woman is requiring regular NSAIDs for symptom control, the results of this study might encourage me to consider a biologic agent sooner to...
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Lower hydroxychloroquine dose for lupus tied to hospitalizations for flares
Longer-term HCQ-induced retinopathy risk must be balanced with shorter-term risk for hospitalization for an SLE flare from a lower dose,...
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Remibrutinib safe for Sjögren’s in phase 2
Results show the Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor has potential to become the first effective oral disease-modifying therapy for Sjögren syndrome...
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Clinical signs differ between children and adults with vasculitis
Many pediatric rheumatologists believe kids with vasculitis are like small adults and should be treated similarly, but Dr. Jessica Bloom said the...
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Test strips ID fetal tissue in vaginal blood
A positive test could help diagnose miscarriage and rule out ectopic pregnancy, but there may be other uses in the current legal climate for...
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Lego introduces first character with vitiligo
In May 2022, Mattel released a Ken doll with vitiligo after a Barbie with vitiligo was released in 2020.
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Surgical site dressing turns blue when it needs changing
“It’s a lot to put on a layperson to suddenly know how to take care of wounds when you leave the hospital.” Giving patients the confidence that...
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Numbers of adolescents who vape within 5 minutes of waking jumps
Researchers point to a more addictive kind of nicotine in modern e-cigarettes and advise clinicians to ask patients about all nicotine and tobacco...
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Access to abortion clinics declines sharply
The percentage of reproductive-age women who live more than an hour from an abortion facility has doubled since this summer’s Supreme Court ruling...
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Kidney function may help docs pick antiplatelet mix after stroke
Ticagrelor–aspirin compared with clopidogrel-aspirin reduced risk for recurrent stroke with no substantial increase in severe or moderate bleeding...
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Has the pandemic affected babies’ brain development?
A large study finds that generally, brain development in infants ages 6-12 months old was not changed by the pandemic, but two areas raised...
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Life expectancy 6.3 years shorter for Black MSM with HIV
“If you can find effective interventions, the effect can be incredibly large. These are very large differences in life-years and life expectancies...
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Updated Moderna booster shows greater activity against COVID in adults
Additionally, no new safety concerns emerged.
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25 years of chickenpox vaccine: 91 million cases prevented
“The declines in deaths, let alone hospitalizations, were jaw-dropping. I hadn’t really seen a synthesis of the impact of one and two doses.”
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Monkeypox presentations, prevention strategies shifting
There’s been a demographic shift in infections from White, non-Hispanic men early on to non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic men.