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Expanding Medicaid did not reduce preventable hospitalizations for lupus patients
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- Steve Cimino
SLE patients in four states that did expand Medicaid had higher odds for preventable lupus hospitalizations in comparison with four states that...
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Ankylosing spondylitis, axial PsA may be two different diseases
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- Steve Cimino
“Our study suggests that axial PsA and AS with psoriasis seem to be two different diseases with different genetics, demographics, and disease...
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Congenital heart disease in children linked to increased autism risk
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- Steve Cimino
“To our knowledge, this is the only study in which there has been a comparison between [autism spectrum disorder] and multiple CHD subtypes,” the...
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Both POEM approaches successful, safe as treatment for achalasia
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- Steve Cimino
After per-protocol analysis, clinical success was achieved in 89% of patients in the posterior group and 90% of patients in the anterior group.
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Both POEM approaches successful, safe as treatment for achalasia
- Author:
- Steve Cimino
After per-protocol analysis, clinical success was achieved in 89% of patients in the posterior group and 90% of patients in the anterior group.
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Inflammatory arthritis induced by ICIs can persist after therapy
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- Steve Cimino
The study is “the first to evaluate persistence of ICI-induced IA and identify influential factors on outcome.”
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Heart disease raises risk of severe cutaneous adverse reactions to allopurinol
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- Steve Cimino
The study looked at allopurinol users over an 18-year period in British Columbia.
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Tranexamic acid does not increase complications in high-risk joint replacement surgery patients
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- Steve Cimino
The researchers investigated 38,220 patients who underwent total knee or total hip arthroplasty between 2011 and 2017 at the Mayo Clinic.
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Delaying revision knee replacement increases the odds of infection
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- Steve Cimino
The confounding factors that cause delay to surgery must be elucidated in non-database studies.
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Collagen metabolites show biomarker potential in axial spondyloarthritis
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- Steve Cimino
Serum levels of four collagen metabolites show promising signs of being biomarkers for disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis patients.
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New guideline conditionally recommends long-term home NIV for COPD patients
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- Steve Cimino
To provide insight into the clinical application of long-term home NIV, the European Respiratory Society convened a task force of 20 clinicians,...
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Increased levels of a bacterial strain may cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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- Steve Cimino
Of the patients in the study with NAFLD, 61% carried high alcohol- and medium alcohol-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, compared with 6.25...
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Rates of off-label prescribing for children continue to increase
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- Steve Cimino
Off-label ordering increased over 10 years, especially for antihistamines and psychotropic drugs.
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Cancer patients increasingly being discharged to subacute rehabilitation facilities
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- Steve Cimino
Although the intent may be for patients to become well enough to tolerate immunotherapy, about one-third end up receiving additional cancer-...
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High-dose teriparatide tops standard dose in boosting BMD in postmenopausal women
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- Steve Cimino
A high dose of teriparatide in combination with denosumab increases bone mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis to a...