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Telemonitoring with feedback improves CPAP
BOSTON – A telemonitoring system could help patients adhere to their CPAP prescriptions.
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Child firearm suicide at highest rate in more than a decade
Injuries and death by firearms are increasing in select groups of U.S. children.
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Anal dysplasia surveillance called into question
Aggressive screening and treatment of HPV anal dysplasia showed no benefit.
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Comorbidities emerge in adulthood for many patients with JIA
More than half of these patients have at least one comorbidity.
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Ustekinumab trumps TNF-blockade for enthesitis in patients with psoriatic arthritis
After 6 months, 71% of those taking ustekinumab showed total enthesitis clearance.
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VIDEO: Guselkumab bests placebo in psoriatic arthritis
MADRID – The IL-23 blocker bested placebo on ACR 20 response and each secondary endpoint.
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PBC incidence remains stable in rural parts of U.S.
Researchers conducted a population-based cohort study of PBC cases in the midwestern United States between 1992 and 2011.
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What’s driving the ‘failure’ of the ACA marketplaces?
Is it a poorly designed system or institutional sabotage? The answer depends on who you ask.
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EASL publishes new PBC guidelines
Diagnosis, treatment, and management are addressed in the new guideline.
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Cancer, heart disease increase MRSA mortality
Despite advancement in antimicrobial treatment, MRSA mortality rates have changed little in 9 years.
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Average cost of Healthcare.gov policy up 105% since 2013
All 39 states that use Healthcare.gov experienced an increase, but the size varied considerably.