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Patients on methotrexate show T-cell response to Pfizer vaccine
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- Tara Haelle
Despite poor antibody response to the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, cellular immunity was generated in patients taking methotrexate, new research shows...
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Standard medical mask can protect wearer from aerosols
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- Tara Haelle
Although this study showed how well different masks filtered out particles, it could not assess how well...
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COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective for patients with migraine
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- Tara Haelle
The only real clinical concern clinicians may need to consider is the headache differential for women under age 60 who call with a headache a week...
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New biomarkers may predict interstitial lung disease progression in patients with systemic sclerosis
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- Tara Haelle
Radiographic assessment of interstitial lung disease progression and proteins from bronchoalveolar lavage may independently provide better insight...
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Risankizumab shows efficacy, tolerability in patients with PsA
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- Tara Haelle
More than half of participants receiving risankizumab achieved the primary endpoint of at least 20% improvement in ACR response criteria, compared...
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Moving more, sitting less vital for migraine patients
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- Tara Haelle
Encouraging patients with migraine to regularly physically exercise is important to managing their symptoms and overall health, but so is simply...
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Ubrogepant effective for acute migraine even with preventive monoclonal antibody therapy
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- Tara Haelle
Despite sharing similar mechanisms, the use of ubrogepant for acute migraine attacks in people already taking CGRP-targeting monoclonal antibody...
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Lenabasum missed mark for systemic sclerosis but may show promise for adjunctive therapy
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- Tara Haelle
The negative trial findings are primarily due to participants’ continued use of background immunosuppressive therapy during the trial, but...
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Migraine linked to more COVID-19 infections, symptoms but less health care utilization
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- Tara Haelle
People with migraine are either more susceptible to contracting COVID-19, or they may be more sensitive to the development of symptoms once COVID-...
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Chronic headache pain in veterans linked to suicide attempts
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- Tara Haelle
U.S. veterans with chronic headache pain had an increased risk of attempting suicide compared with vets with chronic neck or back pain,...
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Telemedicine for headache visits had high patient satisfaction
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- Tara Haelle
Most patients who used telemedicine said they would like to continue using it after the pandemic, though the study also revealed barriers to care...
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Secondhand smoke in childhood and adulthood linked to increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis
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- Tara Haelle
In addition to the increased risk of RA from active smoking shown in previous research, a new study finds that even exposure to passive smoking is...
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EULAR, ACR present preliminary recommendations for rare genetic autoinflammatory diseases
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- Tara Haelle
Recent genetics research into several rare autoinflammatory diseases has provided enough data for EULAR and ACR to issue the first recommendations...
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Intersection of trauma and race in pregnancy calls for more study
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- Tara Haelle
A small study finding that Black pregnant patients experience more violent trauma than those of other races/ethnicities suggests a need to...
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Patients and providers alike support virtual prenatal care
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- Tara Haelle
After the COVID-19 pandemic forced many ob.gyn. practitioners to use telehealth for prenatal care, patient and provider satisfaction with virtual...