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Expanding Medicaid did not reduce preventable hospitalizations for lupus patients
SLE patients in four states that did expand Medicaid had higher odds for preventable lupus hospitalizations in comparison with four states that...
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Ankylosing spondylitis, axial PsA may be two different diseases
“Our study suggests that axial PsA and AS with psoriasis seem to be two different diseases with different genetics, demographics, and disease...
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Congenital heart disease in children linked to increased autism risk
“To our knowledge, this is the only study in which there has been a comparison between [autism spectrum disorder] and multiple CHD subtypes,” the...
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Both POEM approaches successful, safe as treatment for achalasia
After per-protocol analysis, clinical success was achieved in 89% of patients in the posterior group and 90% of patients in the anterior group.
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Both POEM approaches successful, safe as treatment for achalasia
After per-protocol analysis, clinical success was achieved in 89% of patients in the posterior group and 90% of patients in the anterior group.
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Inflammatory arthritis induced by ICIs can persist after therapy
The study is “the first to evaluate persistence of ICI-induced IA and identify influential factors on outcome.”
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Heart disease raises risk of severe cutaneous adverse reactions to allopurinol
The study looked at allopurinol users over an 18-year period in British Columbia.
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Tranexamic acid does not increase complications in high-risk joint replacement surgery patients
The researchers investigated 38,220 patients who underwent total knee or total hip arthroplasty between 2011 and 2017 at the Mayo Clinic.
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Delaying revision knee replacement increases the odds of infection
The confounding factors that cause delay to surgery must be elucidated in non-database studies.
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Collagen metabolites show biomarker potential in axial spondyloarthritis
Serum levels of four collagen metabolites show promising signs of being biomarkers for disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis patients.
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New guideline conditionally recommends long-term home NIV for COPD patients
To provide insight into the clinical application of long-term home NIV, the European Respiratory Society convened a task force of 20 clinicians,...
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Increased levels of a bacterial strain may cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Of the patients in the study with NAFLD, 61% carried high alcohol- and medium alcohol-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, compared with 6.25...
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Rates of off-label prescribing for children continue to increase
Off-label ordering increased over 10 years, especially for antihistamines and psychotropic drugs.
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Cancer patients increasingly being discharged to subacute rehabilitation facilities
Although the intent may be for patients to become well enough to tolerate immunotherapy, about one-third end up receiving additional cancer-...
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High-dose teriparatide tops standard dose in boosting BMD in postmenopausal women
A high dose of teriparatide in combination with denosumab increases bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis to a...