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Not so crazy: Pancreas transplants in type 2 diabetes rising
Simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants are increasingly performed in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
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Nadolol bests propranolol for infantile hemangioma treatment out to 52 weeks
Kaplan-Meir analysis showed that patients in the propranolol group responded slower to treatment (P = .019), while safety data was...
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Study eyes impact of isotretinoin on triglycerides, other lab measures
“Clinicians must weigh the laboratory values with the costs of laboratory testing, including opportunity costs such as time, monetary costs, and...
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Isotretinoin benefits similar in overweight, obese adolescents, and those in normal weight range
However, the proportion of patients reporting headaches differed significantly between the groups.
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Antibiotic linked to rise in early onset colon cancer?
“We now want to find out if there is a link between antibiotic use and changes in the microbiome which can make the colon more susceptible to...
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Study spanning 2 decades offers insights into pediatric psoriasis trends
The researchers did not find that obesity was a marker of psoriasis severity in the cohort.
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Heart failure med undertreatment because of older age common, flouts evidence
The oldest less often received guideline-specified meds, especially at close to full dosage, maybe because advanced age is seen as an “intrinsic”...
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What’s best for diabetes after metformin? GRADE outdated at outset
The GRADE trial compared four different agents as add-ons to metformin for type 2 diabetes, but the study is already outdated, said one...
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Screen pregnant women for OSA, given known risks
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Expert shares practical considerations when prescribing dupilumab
Real-world data suggests that the effectiveness of dupilumab is similar to the efficacy seen in clinical trials.
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Women not told about need for contraception after IVF births
“I think many women genuinely think that contraception after IVF just doesn’t apply, but lots of women do have natural pregnancies after IVF.”