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Physical frailty may lengthen late-life depression
A study of 285 clinically depressed older people finds a longitudinal association between physical frailty and the course of depression.
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RA treatment delays raise risk of long-term disability
Early initiation of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis is associated with reduced disability scores as much as 2 decades later.
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Culture change key in adopting an oncology alternative payment model
SAN DIEGO – Thinking about an alternative payment model for your oncology practice? Expect to devote a lot of time to work flow changes.
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Eltrombopag improves frequency, speed, robustness of hematologic recovery
Adding eltrombopag to standard immunosuppressive therapy markedly improved the hematologic recovery in patients with severe aplastic anemia.
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Short course of prednisolone may help distinguish between RA and hand OA
A 3-day course of prednisolone may help clinicians to decide if patients have RA, but the test should not be used in isolation of other surrogate...
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HIV research update: March 2017
People living with HIV have a higher incidence of non AIDS-defining cancer than the general population, according to a recent study. Read about...
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Statins in HIV-positive patients are a missed opportunity
WASHINGTON – Despite high cardiovascular risk, just one-quarter of HIV-infected U.S. adults are on a statin.
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Triple therapy found as ‘durable’ as biologic after methotrexate failure
RA patients stay on triple therapy at least as often and with the same results as do those who take a methotrexate-etanercept combination over the...
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Hepatitis Outlook: March 2017
Read about the rise in hepatitis B patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and other hepatitis news in our regular review of journal articles...
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FDA approves new treatment for episodic cluster headaches in adults
The Food and Drug Administration announced April 18 the approval of the gammaCore device to treat pain associated with episodic cluster headache...
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Antianginal agents underutilized after MI
WASHINGTON – Fewer than one-third of patients with persistent angina during the first 12 months post PCI for MI ever got a non–beta-blocker...