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New JIA guidelines emphasize earlier DMARD use
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- Tara Haelle
Advances in understanding and treating systemic JIA have led practitioners away from steroids and toward using conventional synthetic and biologic...
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New ivermectin, HCQ scripts highest in GOP-dominated counties
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- Tara Haelle
Rates of new hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prescriptions particularly increased in highly Republican counties after the Food and Drug Administration...
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Group prenatal care had mixed effect on preterm birth disparities
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- Tara Haelle
Although group prenatal care sessions did not significantly reduce preterm birth among Black women, the reduction in racial disparities compared...
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Limited benefits of early gestational diabetes screening
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- Tara Haelle
While the study did not find significant differences in maternal or neonatal outcomes for women screened early versus at the standard 24-28 weeks...
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LGBTQ parents fare worse giving birth
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- Tara Haelle
Although differences in demographic and clinical factors explain some of the poorer outcomes among gender and sexual minority patients giving...
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Vaginal progesterone for preterm birth has mixed results
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- Tara Haelle
Vaginal progesterone offered no significant benefit in low-risk patients with first-trimester bleeding but may be a worthwhile alternative to 17-...
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Aspirin use risk for postpartum bleeding unclear
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- Tara Haelle
Demographic and clinical factors likely accounted for more of the bleeding risk observed than the low-dose aspirin did, but time of...
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Marijuana use linked to nausea, vomiting of pregnancy
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- Tara Haelle
Despite evidence of the association, it’s hard to know whether people are trying to treat nausea symptoms with marijuana or whether the drug may...
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Chewing xylitol gum may modestly reduce preterm birth
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- Tara Haelle
If the findings are replicated elsewhere, these results suggest an inexpensive, fairly simple way to help reduce the burden of preterm birth.
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GAP looks back on 75 years of shaping psychiatry
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- Tara Haelle
"We're not here to do the latest double-blind, placebo-controlled research on things," said Dr. Lawrence S. Gross, president of GAP.
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Spice in breast milk could shape taste preferences later
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- Tara Haelle
A new study suggests that the active ingredient in black pepper makes its way into breast milk and may help an infant develop a tolerance to...
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Secukinumab beat placebo for sustained remission of giant cell arteritis after steroid taper
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- Tara Haelle
Phase 2 trial results revealed a substantial effect size for secukinumab in extending remission for patients with GCA, but the protocol of...
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Serious infection hospitalizations have declined in patients with PsA
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- Tara Haelle
Sepsis, urinary tract infections, and skin and soft-tissue infections declined among patients with PsA from 2012 to 2017 in the National Inpatient...
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Long-term glucocorticoids in RA linked to increased cardiovascular risk
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- Tara Haelle
Given the range of other therapies now available, avoiding long-term use of glucocorticoids for rheumatoid arthritis can reduce excess risk of...
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Drug combo at outset of polyarticular JIA benefits patients most
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- Tara Haelle
Despite the wariness that some families and even providers have about starting JIA therapy with both a biologic and conventional DMARD, new data...