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Belimumab for pregnant women with lupus: B-cell concerns remain
The largest combined analysis of birth outcome data found no apparent increase in birth defects or pregnancy loss with belimumab, and a separate...
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Singer is paralyzed after delay in care; hospital must pay
In a suit, the singer alleged that a doctor had probably ‘nicked a blood vessel’ during an epidural steroid injection procedure, causing...
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Regular vitamin D supplements may lower melanoma risk
In the study, there were significantly fewer individuals in the regular vitamin D use group with a past of present history of melanoma compared...
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Abnormal bleeding common among youth with joint hypermobility
Study suggests that children with generalized joint hypermobility should be routinely screened for abnormal bleeding symptoms and referred as...
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What to do when patients don’t listen
The reasons behind a patient’s nonadherence are multifaceted.
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Warfarin best for thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome?
A vitamin K antagonist such as warfarin, rather than a direct oral anticoagulant, appears to be a better treatment for patients with thrombotic...
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Chronic pain patients swapping opioids for medical cannabis
Using cannabis also led to decreased use of physical therapy among more than a third of respondents to a survey.
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New Omicron subvariant is ‘crazy infectious,’ COVID expert warns
‘All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don’t think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants,’...
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New study offers details on post-COVID pediatric illness
This pediatric illness occurs 2-6 weeks after being infected with COVID-19.
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Five thoughts on the Damar Hamlin collapse
The cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills footballer Damar Hamlin has led to speculation about commotio cordis and more, but this electrophysiologist...
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ED doctors call private equity staffing practices illegal and seek to ban them
Companies have successfully sidestepped bans on owning medical practices by buying or establishing local staffing groups that are nominally owned...