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No evidence of subclinical axial involvement seen in skin psoriasis
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- Bianca Nogrady
Patients with longstanding psoriasis without peripheral or axial inflammation are unlikely to have subclinical involvement of the sacroiliac joint...
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Five-year follow-up confirms safety of antibiotics for uncomplicated appendicitis
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- Bianca Nogrady
Antibiotic therapy offers a feasible alternative to appendectomy for the management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.
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Obesity plays role in sleep-disordered breathing in pregnancy
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- Bianca Nogrady
The relationship between hypertension in pregnancy and sleep-disordered breathing may be partly mediated by obesity.
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Cannabinoids may raise pain tolerance, not relieve pain itself
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- Bianca Nogrady
The pain relief that some patients experience from cannabinoids might be driven largely by an “affective rather than a sensory component.”
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Clearance rates for some antiepileptic drugs rise during pregnancy
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- Bianca Nogrady
Antiepileptic drugs levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, and topiramate all show higher clearance rates during the...
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What’s in that e-cigarette? It may be cannabis
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- Bianca Nogrady
A survey of U.S. middle and high school students quantified the use of cannabis in e-cigarettes.
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TKIs feasible and effective in Brazilian population with clear cell RCC
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- Bianca Nogrady
Overall survival rates were lower than in clinical trials, likely because this real-world population had worse baseline prognoses.
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Women, older patients at greater risk of more aggressive PBC
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- Bianca Nogrady
In primary biliary cholangitis, women, older people, and individuals with other autoimmune conditions are more likely to show a more aggressive...
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Huntington’s progression tracks with levels of mutant huntingtin, neurofilament light
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- Bianca Nogrady
Changes in the concentration of mutant huntingtin in the cerebrospinal fluid may the earliest sign of disease...
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Hormonal contraceptives tied to leukemia in progeny
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- Bianca Nogrady
A nationwide cohort study suggests an association between a woman’s use of hormonal contraceptives and leukemia in her offspring. Children of...
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One-quarter of ED sprained ankle diagnoses result in opioid prescription
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- Bianca Nogrady
Opioids for an ankle sprain may lead to extended opioid use or misuse.
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Increased COPD mortality with secondhand smoke exposure in childhood
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- Bianca Nogrady
Prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood is associated with an increased risk of COPD mortality in adulthood.
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Hormonal contraceptive use linked to leukemia risk in offspring
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- Bianca Nogrady
Maternal use of hormonal contraceptives close to pregnancy is associated with a small increase in the risk of nonlymphoid leukemia in offspring....
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Adults with autism, comorbid depression less likely to get talk therapy
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- Bianca Nogrady
Adults with autism spectrum disorder were more likely to be prescribed different classes of medications at the same time.
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Single-dose influenza drug baloxavir similar to oseltamivir in efficacy
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- Bianca Nogrady
A new single-dose influenza antiviral drug has similar time to symptom alleviation compared with oseltamivir,...