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Long-term glucocorticoids in RA linked to increased cardiovascular risk
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- Tara Haelle
Given the range of other therapies now available, avoiding long-term use of glucocorticoids for rheumatoid arthritis can reduce excess risk of...
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Drug combo at outset of polyarticular JIA benefits patients most
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- Tara Haelle
Despite the wariness that some families and even providers have about starting JIA therapy with both a biologic and conventional DMARD, new data...
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Lupus patients in remission see more flares with HCQ reduction, discontinuation
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- Tara Haelle
It’s clear that more flares occur when patients with lupus in remission or low disease activity stop hydroxychloroquine or reduce its dosing, but...
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Risankizumab outperforms placebo at 6 months for psoriatic arthritis
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- Tara Haelle
At the 24-week assessment, participants receiving risankizumab showed greater improvement in primary and secondary endpoints than did placebo with...
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Tiny insects reveal some big secrets in cancer
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- Tara Haelle
Fruit flies and mice are only distant relatives of each other and of humans, and the relevance of this discovery to human cancers has not been...
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Judge dismisses Lyme disease lawsuit against IDSA, doctors, but the ordeal has left its scars
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- Tara Haelle
The Infectious Diseases Society of America could have chosen to settle the lawsuit instead of fighting it, but the principles at stake were too...
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Laser-based alcohol-level tester fine-tuned to detect diseases
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- Tara Haelle
The breath of someone who is sick often has a chemical profile that is specific to their health condition....
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Better COVID-19 outcomes confirmed in TNF inhibitor users
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- Tara Haelle
A study of three international registries confirms that patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking a TNF inhibitor should...
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Biomarkers may indicate severity of COVID in children
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- Tara Haelle
"A model of six miRNAs was able to discriminate between severe and nonsevere infections with high sensitivity and accuracy in a preliminary...
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Gender-affirming care ‘can save lives,’ new research shows
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- Tara Haelle
Although the decline in depression and suicidality after gender-affirming treatment was not a surprise, “those drops are huge.”
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Scientists use 3D printing to create injection-free vaccine patch
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- Tara Haelle
Microneedle patches painlessly deliver a vaccine into the outermost layer of the skin with dozens of extremely...
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What turns wandering thoughts into something worse?
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- Tara Haelle
The more negative someone’s thoughts became, the more likely that their next idea would be related to their previous one, researchers found.
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Pediatricians can effectively promote gun safety
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- Tara Haelle
In addition to the link between firearms in the home and domestic violence, they are also linked to a three- to fourfold...
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Bystander actions can reduce children’s risk of drowning
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- Tara Haelle
The act of intervening “likely impacts the duration of the submersion” and “clearly makes a difference.”
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Family violence patterns change during pandemic
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- Tara Haelle
The "epidemiology of family violence may be impacted by increased time at home, disruptions in school and family routines, exacerbations in mental...