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Lupus may confer higher risk of death from COVID-19
SLE had a greater impact on mortality and other poor outcomes than did all the other comorbidities considered in a cross-sectional study of COVID-...
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Is genetic testing valuable in the clinical management of epilepsy?
Positive findings from genetic testing helped guide clinical management in 50% of cases and improved patient outcomes in 75%.
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Staff education cuts psychotropic drug use in long-term care
Authors explain why they suspect the positive effects of nurse training on drug use and costs were transient.
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PDT for actinic keratoses continues to be refined
Daylight PDT, provides 80%-90% clearance of thin AKs, lower clearance of thick AKs, and is a nearly pain-free procedure because of continuous...
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Adding statins to steroids in thyroid eye disease improves outcomes
The drugs were linked to improvements in Graves’ orbitopathy, even in people without high LDL-cholesterol.
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Abaloparatide significantly reduced fractures, increased BMD in women at high fracture risk
Abaloparatide showed noninferiority against teriparatide and significant improvement against placebo for women at high or very high fracture risk...
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Steroid a promising short-term treatment option for major depression?
“These data continue to support the development of zuranolone as a potential 14-day short course treatment” for MDD episodes, said Dr. Colville...
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Lie down for orthostatic hypotension assessment
Lying supine rather than sitting prior to standing provides the “most informative” assessment of orthostatic hypotension in older adults, new...
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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.