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MS and COVID-19: Conflicting signs on risk but some trends are clearer
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- Randy Dotinga
Patients on certain DMTs seem to fare worse and careful timing of vaccination is advisable.
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Non-White subjects are sparse in DMT trials for MS
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- Randy Dotinga
Black people only made up 1.9% of participants in studies reporting full racial data over 25 years.
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Long-term schizophrenia treatment may not always be necessary
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- Randy Dotinga
Determining who can go off medications can be challenging, Dr. Stephen Marder told colleagues.
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Intensive outpatient PTSD treatment linked to fewer emergency encounters
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- Randy Dotinga
The outpatient strategy known as IOP emphasizes heavy-duty therapy over the short term.
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Medical trauma an under-recognized trigger for PTSD
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- Randy Dotinga
Proven therapies include CBT and drugs such as Effexor, while TMS and ECT get research attention.
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Video game obsession: Definitions and best treatments remain elusive
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- Randy Dotinga
But psychiatrists are gaining more insight into the condition also known as Internet gaming disorder.
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Specialists hail new era in hemophilia treatment
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- Randy Dotinga
New medications are transforming the lives of patients with hemophilia A, and more treatments are on the horizon. Rarer hemophilia B still poses...
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Third-generation Black woman physician makes cancer research history
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- Randy Dotinga
African American surgeon helped found ASCO and collaborated with her father to achieve lasting breakthroughs in chemotherapy.
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A psychiatric patient confesses to murder: Now what?
- Author:
- Randy Dotinga
Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma.
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Combo of hypertension and advanced age linked to higher cesarean rates
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- Randy Dotinga
About 57% of women over 35 with hypertension underwent cesarean delivery, compared with 44% of their younger counterparts, study finds.
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Headache in pregnancy: New ACOG guidelines offer insight
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- Randy Dotinga
Data are sparse, experts say, but there’s consensus on treatment strategies.
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Ex–hospital porter a neglected giant of cancer research
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- Randy Dotinga
An Indian immigrant who once emptied bedpans in a Boston hospital went on to become the “father of chemotherapy.”
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Blue state alert at ACOG: Abortion seekers will head your way
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- Randy Dotinga
Ob.gyns. warn that the end of Roe will directly affect nearly all colleagues.
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COVID fallout: ‘Alarming’ dip in routine vax for pregnant women
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- Randy Dotinga
Rates of influenza and Tdap immunization declined at Medicaid clinics in Houston after the pandemic hit.
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Most at-home STI testing kits fail to meet young people’s needs
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- Randy Dotinga
Many programs are limited to adults, leaving teens with few options, and tests can be costly.