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Outpatient costs top drug costs in some insured, working women with breast cancer
‘Women think they are insured until they get a diagnosis,’ says the author of a new paper.
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Mucus plugging phenotype associated with adverse features
Early biologic therapy after CT identification of mucus plugging may improve asthma control.
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Exercise capacity and QOL linked to significant survival benefit with endobronchial valves
Independent of pulmonary function, improvement in exercise capacity and quality of life after lung volume reduction using endobronchial valves...
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Brain imaging markers of breathlessness-expectation predict COPD rehabilitation success
D-cycloserine was associated with breathlessness improvement.
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Few women identify breast density as a breast cancer risk
FDA requires that women be notified in writing when mammograms identify dense tissue.
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Dietitian-led weight loss program improves difficult-to-treat asthma in obese patients
Clinically important improvements seen in asthma control and quality of life over 16 weeks compared to usual care.
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Pulmonary embolism workup needed for any sudden onset of exertional dyspnea
Missed diagnoses may mean complicated clinical course or mortality.
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Spectrum of dermatologic adverse events associated with amivantamab use
It is important for dermatologists and oncologists to be aware of the severe and atypical dAEs associated with this novel therapy....
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Belimumab for pregnant women with lupus: B-cell concerns remain
The largest combined analysis of birth outcome data found no apparent increase in birth defects or pregnancy loss with belimumab, and a separate...
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GOLD Report 2023: Important updates and revisions
Among the updates, the section on diagnostic criteria added a proposed new category “PRISm,” encompassing individuals who present with structural...
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Doctor urges compassionate access to specialized radiotherapy for inoperable RCC
SABR should be considered for patients with larger, inoperable kidney cancers who have no treatment options.
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Newer agents for nosocomial pneumonia: The right drug for the right bug
“The right drug at the right time with the right dose for the right bug for the right duration.”
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Skinny-label biosimilars provide substantial savings to Medicare
The estimated savings to Medicare during 2015-2020 that resulted from competition with five of the first-to-market biosimilars with skinny labels...
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In rheumatoid arthritis, reducing inflammation reduces dementia risk
Compared with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, biologic/targeted synthetic DMARDS lower dementia risk.
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Race and gender: Tailoring treatment for sleep disorders is preferred and better
Sleep disparities are multifactorial and it is important to focus on social determinants of poor sleep.