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Fluorescence-optical imaging may detect preclinical PsA
Identification of microscopic blood vessel changes may point to psoriatic arthritis before clinical symptoms appear.
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Don’t cross the friends line with patients
A physician’s life can be lonely. So, when a patient invites you for coffee or a game of pickleball, do you accept?
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75 years: A look back on the fascinating history of methotrexate and folate antagonists
Dr. David Warmflash recounts how the meandering path of early research into chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies later led to methotrexate’s...
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High HDL-C levels linked to increased fracture risk
High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are associated with a higher risk for fracture among older adults, a cohort study suggests.
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Severe health diagnoses drive suicide risk
The study included low-survival cancers, chronic ischemic heart disease, COPD, and degenerative neurological disease.
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Canadian guidance recommends reducing alcohol consumption
Consuming no drinks per week has benefits.
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Topical CBD oil study suggests benefits for pain, healing in systemic sclerosis digital ulcers
A small study of the cannabis component is a ‘good first step,’ rheumatologist says.
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Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis show distinctive skin microbiomes
No significant microbiome differences were noted between lesional and nonlesional skin swab samples from patients with psoriasis and psoriatic...
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VEXAS syndrome: More common, variable, and severe than expected
A large U.S. analysis found that this newly discovered genetic disease has a estimated prevalence of 1 in 4,269 in men older than 50.
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‘Very doable’ low-dose workout enough to treat knee OA
Exercise helps patients with knee osteoarthritis, but more isn’t necessarily better, a new study found.
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Doctors’ happiness has not rebounded as pandemic drags on
Nearly half of physicians said they were somewhat or very unhappy at work, compared with 75% before the pandemic