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Phone outreach intervention feasible to reduce SLE readmissions
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- Bianca Nogrady
A nurse-led telephone-based intervention is low cost and feasible to reduce hospital readmissions for systemic lupus erythematosus.
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School intervention on mental illness stigma boosts treatment-seeking
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- Bianca Nogrady
The 3-hour, three-module curriculum program delivered over 1 week contained a mix of teaching, group discussion, and homework exercises.
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Fewer than 20% of eligible children received the recommended two doses of flu vaccine
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- Bianca Nogrady
Children given an initial two-dose vaccination against the flu have a significantly lower odds of getting the flu, compared with those who have...
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Genome study examines heritability of psoriatic disease subtypes
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- Bianca Nogrady
Cutaneous psoriasis shows a greater contribution from genetic variants than does psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis vulgaris.
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Microdiscectomy lessens pain intensity after persistent sciatica
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- Bianca Nogrady
Microdiscectomy in patients with sciatica from lumbar disc herniation lasting 4-12 months achieved lower pain intensity 6 months post surgery,...
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Gender imbalance seen in authorship of rheumatology guidelines
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- Bianca Nogrady
Women are significantly underrepresented in first authorship of rheumatology guidelines and recommendations.
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Vitamin D supplements in pregnancy boost bone health in offspring
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- Bianca Nogrady
Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy is associated with significantly higher bone mineral content in offspring at 6 years of age.
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Posttraumatic stress may persist up to 9 months after pregnancy loss
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- Bianca Nogrady
Women who have experienced early pregnancy loss still could have posttraumatic stress symptoms 9 months after the loss
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Barbers have role in encouraging diabetes screening in black men
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Blood glucose testing offered to black men attending black-owned barbershops could help identify those with undiagnosed diabetes.
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Apremilast more likely to succeed with moderate psoriatic arthritis activity
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
The results of a pooled analysis of the PALACE 1-3 trials “provide a framework of reference for the selection and monitoring of patients with the...
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Sleep problems linked to worsening PTSD in veterans
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Veterans with PTSD have a higher rate of sleep problems, which may in turn increase the severity of their PTSD.
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Ideal management of RA in pregnancy improves outcomes
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Women with rheumatoid arthritis who adhere to an ideal clinical management pathway throughout pregnancy have a lower risk of adverse pregnancy...
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Vitamin D alone does not reduce fracture risk
- Author:
- Bianca Nogrady
Vitamin D supplementation alone does not appear to reduce the risk of fracture, but may do so in combination with calcium, according to a...
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Ultrasound improves specificity of psoriatic arthritis referrals
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- Bianca Nogrady
Adding ultrasound to screening questionnaires can improve screening for psoriatic arthritis in patients with psoriasis.
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High-dose progesterone to reverse mifepristone held still 'experimental'
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- Bianca Nogrady
A study investigating high-dose progesterone as a mifepristone antagonist ends early because of hemorrhage.