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Price increases for RA biologics keep out-of-pocket costs high for Medicare patients
Yearly increases in the price of rheumatoid arthritis biologics have largely negated initial savings in out-of-pocket costs tied to the Affordable...
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Smoking, hypoglycemia, kidney function tied to vision loss in type 2 diabetes
Smoking cessation and management strategies to avoid severe hypoglycemia and preserve kidney function may offset vision loss in patients with...
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New guideline offers recommendations for reproductive health in patients with rheumatic diseases
Among its many recommendations, the guideline strongly advises that women with RMD considering pregnancy switch to pregnancy‐compatible medication...
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USPSTF again deems evidence insufficient to recommend cognitive impairment screening in older adults
The USPSTF reaffirmed its 2014 statement by concluding that current evidence is insufficient to make a recommendation about screening for...
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Anti–TNF-alpha nonresponse in axSpA predicted by socioeconomic, patient-reported factors
A study of patients in the BSRBR-AS “emphasizes that examination of predictors of nonresponse to pharmacologic therapy in inflammatory arthritis...
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Low-dose methotrexate trial pins down adverse event rates
CIRT study finds methotrexate users had significantly higher relative risks of gastrointestinal, pulmonary, infectious, and hematologic adverse...
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Colorectal cancer risk elevated in anticoagulated AF patients with lower GI bleeding
Lower GI bleeding in patients with AF with lower GI bleeding "should not be dismissed as a mere consequence" of treatment, the study authors...
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Smoking ban in cars: 72% relative drop in percentage of kids’ smoke exposure
Both England and Scotland passed laws that ban smoking in cars carrying children.
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease cases on the rise across U.S.
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease is very hard to diagnose and very hard to treat.
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Anorexia linked to low bone density, osteoporosis
Lower body mass index topped both disease subtype and duration of illness as a predictor of low BMD and probable osteoporosis.
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Dose escalation of biosimilar infliximab for RA patients deemed cost effective, to a point
Researchers said that infliximab “escalation beyond 5 mg/kg is probably not a prudent course of treatment for most RA patients, compared to...
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New guideline provides recommendations for radiation therapy of basal cell, squamous cell cancers
The task force reviewed studies of adults with nonmetastatic invasive BCC or cSCC that were published between May 1998 and June 2018
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Evidence builds for effects of obesity, low physical activity on development of psoriatic arthritis
The study “adds to the growing evidence that the risk of PsA is modifiable and highlights the importance of preventive work against obesity as...
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Age, gender, and race influence treatment decisions for calcaneus fracture
Clinical comorbidities that were associated with lower surgical rates included diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, a history of drug and...
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Women have fewer cardiovascular events after non–ST-segment elevation ACS
While women were found to be at lower risk of major cardiovascular events than men after non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (...