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Liver disease does not worsen IVF outcomes
“IVF treatment and pregnancy outcomes were not significantly different compared to controls.”
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Progress, gaps as pediatricians expand mental health roles
Authors outline three areas for improvement and suggest changes to enable more consistent care.
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Integrating addiction medicine with primary care cost effective: Study
Compared with the status quo, integrating buprenorphine and harm reduction kits reduced drug use–related deaths by 33% and was cost effective,...
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FDA clears first patch to treat axillary hyperhidrosis
Patients experienced a reduction in sweat that was maintained for 3 months or longer, according to trial results.
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Racial disparities not found in chronic hepatitis B treatment initiation
Treatment guidelines need to be simplified and that efforts to increase hepatitis B virus (HBV) awareness and train more clinicians are needed.
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SARS-CoV-2 crosses placenta and infects brains of two infants: ‘This is a first’
One baby died and the other is in hospice care at last report, according to a report by researchers at the University of Miami.
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Infant and maternal weight gain together amplify obesity risk
A new study finds monitoring infants for rapid weight gain is particularly important when mothers have elevated prepregnancy weight.
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Frustration over iPLEDGE evident at FDA meeting
Dermatologists argue the iPLEDGE REMS burden is too high for providers and patients. Access problems persist with lockouts and some cite a lack of...
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Sleep duration of Black infants increased by intervention
Findings may help address long-standing inequities in babies’ sleep which may lead to poorer outcomes, including higher obesity rates, for Black...
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FDA panels vote to modify isotretinoin iPLEDGE REMS
The committees sought to balance reducing burden with maintaining safety and preventing fetal exposures to isotretinoin.
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FDA Advisory panels consider easing isotretinoin requirements
The 2-day meeting is addressing what can be done to reduce burden with the iPLEDGE REMS while maintaining safety and preventing fetal exposure to...
Opinion
Hydroxyurea underused in youth with sickle cell anemia
An expert says providers must tell families that their children need to take it every day, no matter the severity of disease.
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Nurse makes millions selling her licensing exam study sheets
Stephanee Beggs’ business developed in a “very unintentional” way.
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Children with ASD less likely to get vision screening
While 59.9% of children without ASD got vision screening in these visits, only 36.5% of children with ASD got the screening. Both screening rates...
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COVID raises risk for long-term GI complications
“Are patients attributing their symptoms to COVID, or is COVID itself creating a background of inflammation or changes in the nerves that are...