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First Results From Laser-Related Adverse Events Registry Reported
The Cutaneous Procedures Adverse Events Reporting Registry (CAPER) was established in 2021 to track AEs from dermatologic procedures.
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Lentigines: Study Finds Less PIH With Modified Laser Treatment
“This might be one of the alternative treatments of treating solar lentigines in dark-skinned patients,” the investigator said.
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Survey Finds Mental Health Issues Increased After Cosmetic Procedure Complications
"Almost half of respondents -- 46% -- reported thinking about their complication for more than 3 hours a day," said study author, Taryn Murray, MD...
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Telemedicine Reduces Rehospitalization, Revascularization in Post-PCI ACS Patients
“The TELE-ACS protocol provided a significant reduction in readmission rates post-ACS and other adverse events.”
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Overlord or Underachiever: AI Poised to Disrupt Eye Care
AI agents that aid the existing workforce on specific administrative tasks will be the most likely early use.
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Will 2024 Be Easier on the Eyes?
Combo treatments or new drug delivery methods may offer patients an alternative or prolonged intervals between injections.
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DMARDs Restore GI Microbiota Balance in RA But Ability to Predict Response Falls Short
An observational study in the United Kingdom found that patients with RA who started taking antirheumatic drugs had changes in their microbiome...
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Prednisolone May Improve MOH Withdrawal
Patients with medication-overuse headache who took prednisolone during medication withdrawal were found to have significantly higher rates of MOH...
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2024 Will See Major Advances in Glaucoma Care
Glaucoma and dry eye treatment options expected to be available for ophthalmologists in 2024.
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Redosing Rituximab to Maintain ANCA Vasculitis Remission: When Is Best?
A single-center study found that using B-cell levels to determine when to infuse rituximab reduced relapses in patients antineutrophil cytoplasmic...
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Monitoring Tech for Pulmonary Disorders Moving Beyond Wearables
Wearables, in the form of smartwatches and smartphone connections, are finding their place in monitoring pulmonary disorders, but more innovative...
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FDA approves implant for glaucoma
A total of 81% of patients who received the iDose TR did not require supplemental drops to reduce IOP after 12 months compared with 95% of those...
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Report: CKD Severity Linked to Thinning of Retina, Choroid Layers
The extent of this thinning predicts whether kidney function will decline going forward over a period of 2 or 3 years.
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New PCSK9 inhibitor allows 3-month treatment intervals
Recaticimab, an investigational PCSK9 inhibitor, has shown durable lowering of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol with injection frequencies of 1...
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Cardiologists, patients can talk drug costs
A pilot study shows that an intervention that gives physicians and patients information on out-of-pocket costs for heart failure drugs can help...