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Hospitals with more diverse and uninsured patients more likely to provide delayed fracture care
A new study finds an association between institutional-level racial disparity and surgical delays.
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Roy Altman: Physician, father, teacher, editor
Roy Altman, MD, was a father, a husband, a teacher, a physician, an editor, and a mentor.
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FDA will review pediatric indication for roflumilast cream
The indication under review is for treating psoriasis in children aged 2-11 years.
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Rise of ‘alarming’ subvariants of COVID ‘worrisome’ for winter
This means people have no or “markedly reduced” protection against infection from these four strains.
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FDA approves Idacio as eighth adalimumab biosimilar in U.S.
Data for Idacio (adalimumab-aacf) showed safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity similar to Humira.
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Rheumatology workforce shortage demands multipronged approach
Members of the American College of Rheumatology’s Workforce Solutions Committee described a multitude of ways in which the society aims to marshal...
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Ustekinumab matches TNF inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis in 3-year, real-world study
A real-world study comparing the interleukin-12/23 inhibitor ustekinumab with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors for psoriatic arthritis found...
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Metabolic syndrome may promote gout in young men
Population-based studies suggest that managing metabolic syndrome may help to prevent gout in younger adults.
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RA risk raised by work-related inhaled agents
Exposure to detergents, dusts, and other chemicals in the workplace could be putting genetically susceptible people at risk of rheumatoid...
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Should you quit employment to open a practice? These docs share how they did it
Employment doesn’t necessarily mean happiness.
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U.S. sees most flu hospitalizations in a decade
But the number of deaths and outpatient visits for flu or flu-like illnesses was down slightly from the week before.