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New nonhormonal therapies for hot flashes on the horizon
Despite the high effectiveness of hormone therapy for treating vasomotor symptoms, some people need other options, and several promising...
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Constipation med boosts cognitive performance in mental illness
“Our study provides exciting early evidence in humans of a new approach that might be a helpful way to treat these residual cognitive symptoms.”...
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In atopic dermatitis trial, abrocitinib offers faster itch relief than dupilumab
The primary endpoint for pruritus at 2 weeks was reached by nearly twice as many patients randomly assigned to abrocitinib.
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Case reports underscore risk of cerebral edema, AFCE in children with COVID-19
Neurologists urge colleagues to watch for similar cases in children.
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Maternal SSRI use linked to more encephalopathy in newborns, risk still small
Overall risk remains extremely small, large retrospective study finds.
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‘Push the bar higher’: New statement on type 1 diabetes in adults
“The focus on adults is kind of new and it is important. ... I do think it’s a bit of a forgotten population,” says coauthor Dr. M. Sue Kirkman....
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Cold viruses thrived in kids as other viruses faded in 2020
"Reasoning for rhinovirus and enterovirus circulation is unknown but may be attributed to a number of factors, such as different transmission...
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Cut risedronate drug holiday to under 2 years in older patients
Risedronate confers less hip fracture protection than alendronate during drug holidays beyond 2 years, so a 2- to 3-year drug holiday for...
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Exercise appears to improve bone structure, not density
In postmenopausal women, exercise appears to improve strength at the hip through changes in structure, not bone mineral density (BMD), whereas a...
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Hypoglycemia awareness program helps tricky-to-treat T1D
New psychoeducation program tackles problematic type 1 diabetes hypoglycemia awareness, reducing severe hypoglycemia with added mental health...
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JAK inhibitor provides impressive hair growth for patients with alopecia areata
There was a clear dose effect; hair growth increased more quickly with the 4-mg dose of baricitinib than with the 2-mg dose.