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Fibromyalgia linked to higher mortality risk
Fibromyalgia was linked to a 27% greater risk of death from all causes in a systematic review and meta-analysis of eight studies published from...
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Antidrug antibody effects compared across RA biologics
The presence of antidrug antibodies was associated with a diminished response to biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in a prospective...
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FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill
The product, OPill, is expected to be available early in 2024.
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Evidence weighed for suicide/self-harm with obesity drugs
“It is not yet clear whether the reported cases are linked to the medicines themselves or to the patients’ underlying conditions or other factors...
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Oral IL-23 receptor antagonist for psoriasis promising: Phase 2b study
Similar to the primary outcome of PASI 75, all treatment groups demonstrated a statistically significant dose-response in PASI 90, compared with...
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Mental health questions cut from MD licensing applications in 21 states
Four in 10 physicians said they did not seek help for burnout or depression because they worried that their employer or state medical board would...
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Lupus flares linked to gut bacteria overgrowth
It’s “likely the case” that the pathobiome – with the gut bacteria Ruminococcus blautia gnavus being an important pathobiont – helps to...
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Nearly one in five in U.S. still hadn’t gotten COVID by end of 2022
The CDC analyzed donor blood from 143,000 people every 3 months during 2022.
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Higher alcohol consumption linked to early-onset CRC
Compared with light drinking, moderate and heavy drinking were associated with a significantly elevated risk of early-onset CRC.
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Patient aggression against receptionists demands protocols
A literature review shows widespread verbal and physical abuse toward medical office receptionists.
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New guidelines for MTX use in pediatric inflammatory skin disease unveiled
One of the recommendations states that liver biopsy is not indicated for routine monitoring of pediatric patients taking low-dose MTX.