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PCPs Play a Key Role in Managing and Preventing the Atopic March in Children
“The most important thing PCPs can do is know that the atopic march exists, how it progresses over time, and what signs and symptoms to look for...
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How ‘Oatzempic’ Stacks up to Ozempic
TikTok-based trend claims to be effective for losing weight, but does not provide benefits like GLP-1s.
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FDA Withdraws Melflufen Approval, but EMA Still Allows Its Use
In the FDA’s first use of its expedited withdrawal process, the agency removes Pepaxto from the US market.
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Dupilumab Improves AD Affecting the Hands, Feet
At week 16, 27 patients receiving dupilumab vs 11 receiving placebo achieved an HF-IGA score of 0 or 1 (40.3% vs 16.7%; P = .003).
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Combined rituximab and omalizumab promising for refractory bullous pemphigoid
In a small study of patients with bullous pemphigoid, this combination appeared to be well-tolerated and effective.
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Meet the newest acronym in primary care: CKM
“This approach not only raises awareness, it also empowers PCPs to diagnose and treat these conditions more holistically.”
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Postmenopausal testosterone for low libido only, doctors say
“Despite this preponderance of scientific evidence and recommendations, the myths about testosterone die hard, including that it improves women’s...
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Advances in testing and therapeutics are improving the lives of patients with Fabry disease
Treatment options are expanding and patients are getting their diagnosis earlier – often, when they are presymptomatic and treatment has greater...
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Study finds inflammatory bowel disease risk higher in children, adults with atopic dermatitis
AD has been associated with an increasing number of comorbidities, including IBD, but studies linking AD with IBD have had mixed results,...
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Primary care clinicians should spearhead HIV prevention
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines call for clinicians to prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis drugs to adolescents and adults who do...
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Slight weight gain, no blood pressure increase with low-dose steroids for RA
People with rheumatoid arthritis who take long-term, low-dose glucocorticoids do not appear to have significant...
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Dupilumab gains off-label uses as clinicians turn to drug for more indications
As the roster of approved and off-label indications grows, skin specialists said, pediatricians and other primary care providers should become...
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We asked doctors using AI scribes: Just how good are they?
The AI scribes, by virtue of eliminating the distraction of note taking, allow doctors to give their full attention to the patient and reduce the...
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Many users of skin-lightening product unaware of risks
Results were based on a study evaluating U.S. skin-lightening habits and the role colorism plays.
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Does screening kids with acute sinusitis symptoms for bacterial infection cut unnecessary antibiotic use?
If antibiotic use was limited to children with H. influenzae or S. pneumoniae in their nasopharynx at the time of diagnosis, antibiotic use would...