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Home-based transcranial stimulation succeeds for MDD
Treatment of major depressive disorder at home with real-time supervision improved clinical outcomes that persisted at 6 months.
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Novel head-up CPR position raises odds of survival of out-of-hospital heart attacks
The shorter time to CPR initiation with a breakthrough technique improved survival chances for patients who had out-of-hospital heart attacks.
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Vaccination tied to lower mortality in ventilated patients with COVID-19
Oxygenation was higher in the full vaccination group than in the control group on the third day after intubation.
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E-health program improves perinatal depression
Patients who used an online intervention showed decreased depression, anxiety, and stress, compared with routine care.
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Sigmoidoscopy screening cuts CRC mortality, incidence
A pooled analysis of four large trials showed a 21% reduction in CRC incidence after sigmoidoscopy screening, compared with usual care.
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Longer boarding times predict patient processing in ED
“Extrapolating this association across the country, we predicted that nearly one million patients may have potentially not received ED care due to...
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Pandemic drove drop in rheumatology payments from industry
Total payments to rheumatologists decreased by 42% in 2020-2021, compared with previous years.
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Bariatric surgery prompts visceral fat reduction, cardiac changes
Weight loss after bariatric surgery was tied to favorable cardiac effects associated with reduction in visceral fat.
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MD and APP-only care benefit patients in the ED
INOVA emergency department developed a Provider-Only Patients (POP) protocol for patients who required minimal nursing care.
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Dupilumab study outlines benefits, safety profile in infants, preschoolers with atopic dermatitis
The study was the basis of the Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of dupilumab in June 2022, to include children aged 6 months to 5...
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Shortage of family physicians in Canada intensified during pandemic
Data from Canada show growth in early retirement in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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FDA approves dupilumab for treatment of prurigo nodularis
Approval was based on data from two randomized, controlled trials, PRIME and PRIME2, comparing dupilumab with placebo in 311 adults with...
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Increasing primary care doctors’ knowledge of IPF could speed up diagnoses, suggests white paper
Nonspecific symptoms of IPF may prompt primary care providers to pursue other assessment pathways.
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Psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis insurance coverage remains restrictive
A database review showed restrictive coverage of specialty medications for psoriatic disease beyond the label indications.
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Corticosteroids found to curb progression in community-acquired pneumonia
Patients with CAP were less likely to progress to mechanical ventilation after corticosteroid therapy.