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Vitiligo linked to moles, tanning ability, blistering sunburn
An analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study provides some new information on vitiligo risk factors in white women.
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Low-volume PEG linked to hypokalemia in at-risk patients
Baseline potassium testing and supplementation may mitigate risk.
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Methotrexate prolonged efficacy of steroid injections in oligoarticular JIA
The combination of intra-articular corticosteroids and methotrexate could take center stage in treat-to-target strategies for children with...
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In CLL, specific mutation is key to ibrutinib resistance
Specific mutations precede relapse in ibrutinib-treated CLL, offering an opportunity to target asymptomatic clonal expression with novel therapies...
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Guideline: Prioritize nondrug therapies for low back pain
Prioritize nonpharmacologic therapies for low back pain of any duration, according to an updated guideline from the American College of Physicians...
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Eradicate HCV in patients with HIV, regardless of fibrosis stage
Eradicating hepatitis C virus in HIV-coinfected patients was associated with a significantly lower risk of diabetes mellitus and possibly chronic...
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Worse outcomes with video laryngoscopy in ICU
Video laryngoscopy, at least in the ICU, is no better than direct laryngoscopy, and in fact carries higher risks of life-threatening events.
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Ibrutinib, palbociclib yield durable complete responses in pretreated mantle cell lymphoma
SAN DIEGO – A “mechanism-based” combination of ibrutinib and palbociclib was reasonably well tolerated and induced complete responses in 44% of...
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Early mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s leads to dementia in more than 40%
Developing persistent mild cognitive impairment soon after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease significantly increased the risk of subsequent...
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Bortezomib-based regimen led to durable remissions in mantle cell lymphoma
First-line therapy with bortezomib plus modified hyper-CVAD followed by rituximab maintenance induced durable remissions in mantle cell lymphoma...
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Study supports multigene germline testing in colorectal cancer
About 10% of patients with colorectal cancer had at least one germline mutation known to increase the risk of cancer, according to results from a...
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AGA Clinical Practice Update: Clostridium difficile in IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease increases the risk and severity of <i>Clostridium difficile</i> infection while the infection tends to...
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AGA Guideline: Acute liver failure
Physicians should avoid routinely testing patients with acute liver failure for Wilson’s disease unless there is “high clinical suspicion” for the...
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BOS beat placebo for eosinophilic esophagitis
Budesonide oral suspension was safe and significantly outperformed placebo on validated measures of eosinophilic esophagitis, according to a first...
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VIDEO: Sofosbuvir with velpatasvir beat other HCV GT3 regimens
Regimens containing sofosbuvir and velpatasvir were most effective for treating both cirrhotic and noncirrhotic genotype 3 hepatitis C virus...