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Researchers identify growing racial disparity in endometrial cancer mortality
The 5-year relative survival rate for Black women is 63%, compared with 84% for White women – a 21% gap in absolute terms.
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Rituximab and COVID-19 vaccines: Studies begin to answer key questions
This article aims to summarize the latest research on how rituximab affects humoral and cell-mediated response following a COVID-19 vaccine...
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Duloxetine added to usual care doesn’t improve hip, knee OA pain
The results of a small, randomized trial conducted in general practitioner practices could not find any benefit of duloxetine over usual care in...
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Case series show no consensus on treatment for palmoplantar pustulosis, generalized pustular psoriasis
“These case series confirm the rarity of both generalized pustular psoriasis and palmoplantar pustulosis ... and the lack of effective treatment...
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Skin imaging working group releases first guidelines for AI algorithms used in dermatology
The goal of these guidelines is to “create higher-quality reporting of dataset and algorithm characteristics for dermatology AI.”
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AI: Skin of color underrepresented in datasets used to identify skin cancer
“There was massive underrepresentation of skin lesion images from darker-skinned populations,” the authors wrote.
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Do adolescents develop CNS autoimmunity after COVID-19?
The researchers examined three pediatric patients who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 and, over a period of 5 months in 2020, were admitted to the...
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Higher odds for preterm, C-section births seen in women with PsA
Pregnant women with psoriatic arthritis may have an increased risk for preterm birth or cesarean delivery if they are receiving antirheumatic...
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How an ‘ad hoc’ hospitalist model evolved during India’s COVID surge
Indian physicians will not adopt a full-fledged hospitalist model unless the payer structure changes.
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Microbiome: Gut dysbiosis linked to development of alopecia areata
The research highlights “how important the gut microbiome is to human disease, and that differences in relative abundance of bacteria play one...
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Indoor tanning ICD-10 codes may be underused, study finds
“We think increased usage of these indoor tanning exposure codes in coming years will strengthen this body of indoor tanning literature and data...
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Rate of cutaneous toxicities from ICIs may be lower than previously reported
A delay in presentation of any cutaneous immune-related adverse event after starting ICI therapy was observed (a median of 16.1 weeks), which was...