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Updated perioperative guidance says when to hold antirheumatics
Rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons revise advice on JAK inhibitors and add new medications.
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Analysis questions tocilizumab in ventilated COVID patients
Statistical review of earlier meta-analysis supports use of arthritis drug in hospitalized patients on non-invasive respiration.
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Researchers tout new CLL prognostic tool
CLL-CI relies on comorbidity scoring to predict levels of risk linked to survival, time to treatment.
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Gene therapy: A ‘one and done’ hemophilia B treatment?
Phase 3 study of a one-time gene therapy shot enabled almost all hemophilia B patients to end full-dose bleeding prophylaxis.
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OTC melatonin supplement use rises fivefold over 20 years
The study was designed to evaluate the breadth of use of melatonin, rather than its effectiveness as a sleep aid.
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Hormone therapy in transgender teens linked to better adult mental health
But study is based on a survey with limitations, and other outcomes didn’t improve.
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Symptoms common in high-risk, early-stage ovarian cancer
More than 70% had at least one symptom such as abdominal/pelvic pain or increased girth/fullness.
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Augmented autism screening pays big dividends
New strategy boosts diagnoses in boys and Spanish speakers, study finds.
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Even healthy Black and Hispanic women have more cesareans than White women
It’s not clear why disparity exists, but it’s not because their deliveries are riskier.
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Pandemic screen time linked to anxiety, depression in older kids
But the new research doesn’t prove that screen time is harmful.
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Epilepsy in older adults: Misdiagnosis and case complexity are common
Epileptic seizures in older adults tend to be less dramatic with fewer motor manifestations.
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Don’t panic over lamotrigine, but beware of cardiac risks
“It’s still a good drug,” former AES chief says, but “we need to plan more carefully when we use it.”
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Genetic tests prompt therapy adjustments in children with epilepsy
Most tests were negative, but positive ones usually led to changes in medical management.
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COVID-19 hospital data: New-onset seizures more common than breakthrough seizures
Altered status in patients should trigger consideration of EEGs, researcher says.