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Headache for inpatients with COVID-19 may predict better survival
Headache arising secondary to COVID-19 infection may be a marker of enhanced likelihood of survival.
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Body-brain neuroinflammation loop may cause chronic ME/CFS, long COVID symptoms
ME/CSF and long COVID are biologically based and involve ‘much disturbed physiology.’
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Large study reaffirms rare risk of TNF inhibitor–induced psoriasis in patients with RA, IBD
Compared with conventional treatment, the risk of developing nonpustular psoriasis was twofold higher among patients receiving TNFi treatment.
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Therapeutic patient education can help with adherence to treatment
Therapeutic patient education is recommended for children and adults with moderate to severe AD in the 2020 European Task Force on Atopic...
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Steroid phobia drives weaker prescribing, nonadherence for AD
The source of these fears can be information from friends, relatives, media, the Internet, as well as doctors.
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Repurposed drug could revolutionize stem cell transplantation
Abatacept to prevent for acute graft-versus-host disease is a game changer for patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants who lack...
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Early treatment may delay atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia
Cholesterol-lowering treatment early in life appeared to slow intima-media growth in a meta-analysis.
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Health disparities exist all over rheumatology: What can be done?
Health equity should be a “desirable goal” for patients who experience health disparities, but it needs to be a “continuous effort,” said Dr....
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Rheumatology patients seek guidance on CBD, cannabis products
Dr. Orrin Troum suggests putting away any personal biases you may have to learn how to best advise patients who are using or considering using...
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Treat-to-target in RA: Questions remain about adoption, measurement
Rheumatologists Jack Cush and Martin Bergman debate the value of using a treat-to-target approach in managing patients with RA, focusing on...
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Patients are interrupting DMARD use well into the COVID-19 pandemic
Rates of patients stopping disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have begun to rise after initially falling during the pandemic, with...
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Eighteen-year study shows inconsistencies in treating, classifying JIA
A long-term study of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis highlights an inconsistent classification system and hints about how they manage...
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Universal hepatitis B screening, vaccination deemed cost effective for pregnant women
Clinicians may be more aware of the need to add hepatitis B screening to prenatal care given that routine hepatitis C screening for pregnant women...
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Researchers identify growing racial disparity in endometrial cancer mortality
The 5-year relative survival rate for Black women is 63%, compared with 84% for White women – a 21% gap in absolute terms.
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Rituximab and COVID-19 vaccines: Studies begin to answer key questions
This article aims to summarize the latest research on how rituximab affects humoral and cell-mediated response following a COVID-19 vaccine...