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Vehicle in topical efinaconazole hits the right spot in onychomycosis
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: The vehicle used in the topical antifungal efinaconazole 10% might offer more opportunities for drugs to reach the infection...
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Children born to mothers with RA more likely to be born early
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: Keep aware that pregnant women with RA or signs of preclinical disease may be more likely to give birth preterm and have...
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Tool finds decreased cognitive empathy in schizophrenia
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: A newly developed self-report questionnaire, the QCAE, shows good reliability in assessing cognitive empathy among people with...
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Negative emotion elevated in schizophrenia
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: Negative emotion is an important target for research and treatment in schizophrenia. Major finding: People with schizophrenia...
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Chronic Inflammatory Disease Patients at Greater Risk of Major CV Events
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: Patients with RA, PsA, and psoriasis have similarly elevated risk for major adverse cardiovascular events when compared with...
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Chronic inflammatory disease patients at greater risk of major CV events
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: Patients with RA, PsA, and psoriasis have similarly elevated risk for major adverse cardiovascular events when compared with...
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Abatacept + methotrexate makes early drug-free RA remission possible
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: Early RA drug-free remission may be possible following treatment with abatacept.
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Tocilizumab and tofacitinib increase lipids in RA patients
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: The biologic tocilizumab and the JAK inhibitor increase lipid levels in RA patients.
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Hand exercise program worthwhile, cost effective in RA patients
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: A tailored hand exercise program for RA patients is a cost-effective intervention for restoring hand function. Major finding:...
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Biomarkers identify RA patients at risk of lung disease
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: The discovery of blood biomarkers may lead to early identification of lung complications in RA patients. Major finding: MMP-7...
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RA patients’ readmission rates after joint replacement are rising
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: The 90-day risk of readmission after hip or knee replacement surgery is higher in patients with RA, compared with patients...
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Phone-based intervention helped breast cancer patients lose weight, but key question remains
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: A telephone-based lifestyle intervention was effective in helping overweight breast cancer patients who were receiving an...
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New tool measures ‘financial toxicity’ of cancer treatment
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
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International RA risk tool for CVD comes closer to reality
- Author:
- Nicola Garrett
Key clinical point: An RA-specific calculator for 10-year CVD risk may soon be available.Major finding: The risk factors in models that used...