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Benralizumab approved for eosinophilic asthma
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- Erin Cheslow
Compared with placebo, benralizumab reduced the annual asthma exacerbation rate in eosinophilic asthma patients by up to 51%.
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Pilot study finds a more diverse microbiome in preadolescents with acne, compared with controls
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- Erin Cheslow
In addition to high levels of Streptococcus, those with acne also "had more Staphylococcus and Propionibacterium than...
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Early referral recommended for high-risk port-wine stain cases
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- Erin Cheslow
MRI is expensive and early negative scans may not be able to exclude Sturge-Weber syndrome.
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Novel picosecond laser improves acne scarring
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- Erin Cheslow
A new laser improved acne scarring after four treatments with minimal side effects and no pigmentary changes.
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Intellectual impairment seems not a risk of asymptomatic cCMV
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- Erin Cheslow
How could children with asymptomatic cCMV be affected through adolescence?
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Further evidence supports link between Zika and GBS
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- Erin Cheslow
How can health care professionals better identify GBS during Zika outbreaks?
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Intensive exercise didn’t improve glycemic control for obese pregnant women
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- Erin Cheslow
How can the adverse outcomes associated with obesity and hyperglycemia during pregnancy be prevented?
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Herpes simplex type 2 infection markedly increases HIV risk
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- Erin Cheslow
HIV risk was higher in newly acquired HSV-2 infections, possibly because genital ulcerations and viral shedding increase earlier in the course of...
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TNF inhibitors associated with fewer side effects than methotrexate in children with psoriasis
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- Erin Cheslow
An international study provides some needed data on the use of systemic treatments and their toxicities in children with moderate to severe...
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Breastfeeding practices have improved, but some attitudes are concerning
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- Erin Cheslow
Some younger pediatricians are not confident of their management skills.
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Suicide attempts on the rise among young U.S. adults
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- Erin Cheslow
Authors call for training programs to help frontline clinicians manage self-harm among patients with borderline personality disorder.
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Medical abortions provided via telemedicine appear safe
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- Erin Cheslow
Telemedicine appointments appear to be safe and may expedite access to early medical abortion.
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Poor smell predicts 6-year risk of Parkinson’s
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- Erin Cheslow
Is poor smell a better predictor of Parkinson’s disease than previously thought?
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FDA approves Vabomere for complicated UTI in adults
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- Erin Cheslow
The new drug, administered by intravenous infusion, is expected to be available before the end of the year.
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FDA grants breakthrough status to epidermolysis bullosa gene therapy
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- Erin Cheslow
Patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa may now find some relief with a new gene program.