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Careful follow-up is key in lupus psychosis
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- Nicola Garrett
Treatment can lead to good outcomes for most patients with careful follow-up, according to a large international study.
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Adjunctive testosterone may reduce depressive symptoms in men
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- Nicola Garrett
“Large, preregistered RCTs of good quality investigating testosterone treatment’s effect in men on depression as the primary outcome” are needed...
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Facial exercises hastened the effects of botulinum toxin in small study
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- Nicola Garrett
"A significant advantage in the exercise group was detectable as early as day 3," the investigators reported.
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Lay counseling effective for reducing late-life depression
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- Nicola Garrett
Results showed that 4.4% of participants in the intervention group had a major depressive episode, compared with 14.4% of those in the usual care...
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Rate of sling removal 9 years after MUS for SUI over 3%
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- Nicola Garrett
The risk of removal was higher for women who had a retropubic insertion, compared with those who had a transobturator insertion.
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Drug-free inactive disease a feasible goal in JIA
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- Nicola Garrett
Among patients with a recent onset of JIA, 71% had inactive disease (median onset 9 months) and 39% were drug free.
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Low BMD and spinal syndesmophytes predict radiographic progression in axSpA
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- Nicola Garrett
Low BMD and the presence of existing spinal syndesmophytes predict the formation of new spinal bony growths and radiographic progression in axial...
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Inflammatory arthritis a common rheumatic adverse event with ICIs
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- Nicola Garrett
IA can largely be managed without the need to halt cancer treatment, researchers from the Mayo Clinic say.
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Suicide risk doubled in COPD patients taking benzodiazepines
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- Nicola Garrett
The combination of benzodiazepines and opioid use in COPD patients should be avoided.
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Delayed pushing during labor does not benefit mother or baby, study finds
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- Nicola Garrett
The study was terminated early because of futility and concern over increased morbidity in the delayed pushing group.
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Anti-RNPC3 antibody positive status linked to GI dysmotility in systemic sclerosis
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- Nicola Garrett
Antibody status and other clinical and demographic variables could help to pin down who is most at risk of GI dysmotility.
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Swings in four metabolic measures predicted death in healthy people
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- Nicola Garrett
Risk for death is higher in people with swings in fasting blood glucose and cholesterol levels, systolic blood pressure, and body mass index.
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Sulfasalazine pinpointed as reason for high triple-therapy discontinuation
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- Nicola Garrett
Higher GI adverse events for RA triple therapy, particularly from sulfasalazine, were cited as a contributing...
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Online diabetes prevention programs as good as face-to-face programs
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- Nicola Garrett
An intensive, multifaceted online DPP intervention may be as effective as in-person DPP and help expand reach to those at risk.
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Nonablative laser adds benefits to low-dose isotretinoin as treatment for moderate to severe acne
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- Nicola Garrett
Nonablative laser had the additional effect of reducing the number of comedones and improving boxcar atrophic scars in the small split-face study...