What Millennials Want from Their Doctor
For most doctors, patient visits tend to skew a little older. This should not dissuade you,...
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For most doctors, patient visits tend to skew a little older. This should not dissuade you,...
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Anxiety over an upcoming medical appointment is quite common, especially when it comes to fear of...
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With the continual rise of social media as a platform for professional public relations,...
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Taking the temperature of a patient can help you determine their state of health. You can then...
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Patients with active psoriatic arthritis are better off with monotherapy with ustekinumab compared with the combination of methotrexate and ustekinumab. The combination causes more side effects and does not enhance efficacy or...
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People with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis who do not have success with one JAK inhibitor could succeed either by cycling to other JAK inhibitors or switching to a biologic. Both strategies led to comparable control of...
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Tigulixostat was successfully tested in patients with gout and hyperuricemia for its serum urate-lowering capacity. The drug was overall well tolerated and without particular safety signals. These results support dose finding...
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A retrospective chart review analysis in the first 24 hours after hospital admission revealed four predictors that discriminate between children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome and other syndromes: hypotension, abdominal...
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis and associated interstitial lung disease could be safely treated with pirfenidone, the TRAIL1 study showed. In participants receiving the antifibrotic, lung function decline was slowed down,...
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There is a huge trend for investors to put their money into companies that follow a strong moral...
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Staffing shortages continue to plague private medical practices as valuable employees are tempted...
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While high rates of mortality are recognized, data regarding recurrent ischemic events and rehospitalization for heart failure (HF) among patients with HF and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are limited. Researchers evaluated the...
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Approximately 40% of clinically diagnosed patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) have pathogenic variants of other lipid-related genes in addition to those of conventional FH genes, according to a study....
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The normal delay in age of onset of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in women versus men may be shortened in individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), according to a study. Researchers found that both...
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When embarking on the trials and tribulations of adulthood, many young doctors or residents are...
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The likelihood of developing retinopathy on hydroxychloroquine medication is markedly increased by several independent risk factors, including long-term use and high-dose regimens. Also, the presence of chronic kidney disease...
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New data on the advantages and disadvantages of statins for patients with rheumatoid arthritis showed significant reductions in cardiovascular and all-cause mortality but an increased risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Not all...
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Several autoimmune or inflammatory rheumatic diseases are associated with an increased risk for experiencing a breakthrough COVID-19 infection, despite complete vaccination. The risk varies according to the type of diagnosis and...
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A multi-ethnic cohort study demonstrates that 29% of patients with lupus had an inadequate response to the COVID-19 vaccines. Interestingly, patients taking anti-malarials showed an almost 12-times improved response. Overall...
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The Moderna mRNA 1273 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine is safe in immunosuppressed adults with autoimmune disease and not associated with severe disease flares. However, therapy with mycophenolate mofetil and rituximab is associated with a...
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